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RECREATIVE Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word recreative. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RECREATIVE

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dull
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

exhausting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a debilitating effect

• producing exhaustion

laborious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

taxing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not easily borne; wearing

tiring
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing exhaustion

uninteresting
adjectiveadj
adjective

• arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

adjective satellite

• characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative

wearisome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

work
verb, nounv, n
noun

• activity directed toward making or doing something

• a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

• the occupation for which you are paid

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

• (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

• a place where work is done

• the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

verb

• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work

• be employed

• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

• perform as expected when applied

• shape, form, or improve a material

• give a workout to

• proceed along a path

• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

• move in an agitated manner

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

• cause to work

• prepare for crops

• behave in a certain way when handled

• have and exert influence or effect

• operate in or through

• cause to operate or function

• provoke or excite

• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

• make something, usually for a specific function

• move into or onto

• to mix into a homogeneous mass

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• cause to undergo fermentation

• go sour or spoil

• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

unenjoyable
adjectiveadj
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Alternatives for DULL

Alternatives for EXHAUSTING

Alternatives for LABORIOUS

Alternatives for TAXING

Alternatives for TIRING

Alternatives for UNINTERESTING

Alternatives for WEARISOME

Alternatives for WORK

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