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operative

How many syllables in operative?

  4 syllables

Divide operative into syllables:   op-er-a-tive
Stressed syllable in operative:   op-er-a-tive
How to say operative:

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Synonyms for operative


1 syllable
  • hand
    2 syllables
    • active
    • worker
    • running
    • working
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with operative

      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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