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painless

[peyn-lis] / ˈpeɪn lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
easy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible clear effortless obvious simple smooth straightforward uncomplicated
WEAK
apparent basic child's play cinch easily done elementary evident facile inconsiderable light little manageable manifest mere no bother no problem no sweat no trouble not burdensome nothing to it paltry picnic piece of cake plain plain sailing pushover royal simple as ABC slight snap undemanding uninvolved untroublesome wieldy yielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicated difficult hard obscure
WEAK
arduous complex demanding exhausting impossible intricate involved laborious onerous trying unleisurely
ADJECTIVE
effortless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
offhand uncomplicated
WEAK
child's play cursive duck soup facile flowing fluent light no problem no sweat picnic piece of cake royal running simple smooth snap undemanding untroublesome
Antonyms
WEAK
complicated demanding difficult effortful hard labored
ADJECTIVE
harmless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gentle innocent innocuous inoffensive naive nontoxic powerless simple
WEAK
controllable disarmed guiltless hurtless innoxious inoperative kind manageable nonirritating paper-tiger reliable safe sanitary soft softie sound sure trustworthy unobjectionable unoffensive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad damaging experienced harmful strong
WEAK
destructive evil hurtful injurious sinful wicked
ADJECTIVE
innocuous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banal bland inoffensive insipid
WEAK
flat innocent innoxious inobnoxious jejune kind safe sapless unobjectionable unoffending weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delicious tasty yummy
WEAK
bad damaging destructive harmful hurtful injurious
ADJECTIVE
nothing to it
Synonyms
WEAK
a breeze child's play duck soup easy easy as ABC easy as pie no problem no sweat piece of cake simple snap uncomplicated
ADJECTIVE
uncomplicated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
effortless obvious simple straightforward
WEAK
apparent basic child's play cinch clear easily done elementary evident manageable no bother no problem no sweat no trouble not burdensome not difficult nothing to it piece of cake simple as ABC snap uninvolved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicated difficult hard unclear
ADJECTIVE
unoffensive
Synonyms
WEAK
controllable disarmed gentle guiltless hurtless innocent innocuous innoxious inoffensive inoperative kind manageable naive nonirritating nontoxic paper-tiger powerless reliable safe sanitary simple soft softie sound sure trustworthy unobjectionable

Example Sentences

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The doctor at the hospital told my wife and son that I should be put on palliative care to make my final days as painless as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Yet regime changes are rarely painless, and that might prove to be the case today.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

It is harmless, painless and does not affect vision.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

My scalp was a little bloody, but thanks to a few pokes of lidocaine, the injections were relatively painless.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Might as well try and make this as painless as possible.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.