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Employed 84% connected

of Employ

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Employed 84% connected

of Employ

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Impermanent 84% connected

Not permanent.

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Impermanent 84% connected

Not permanent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Operative 84% connected

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Operative 84% connected

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Practical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Practical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Temporary 84% connected

Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Temporary 84% connected

Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Excavation 76% connected

The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Synonym 3

Functional 92% connected

Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Operative 92% connected

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Running 92% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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