Nugatory and Working

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Nugatory adjective - Having no legal or binding force.

Usage example: the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory

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Working is an antonym for nugatory.

Working adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Nugatory is an antonym for working.

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

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Working and Nugatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nugatory/working

Nugatory & Working. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nugatory/working>.

Working or Nugatory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nugatory/working.

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