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child's play

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of child's play

1 something of little importance
  • The injury is child's play, just a scratch.
Synonyms of child's play

nothing, picayune, shuck(s), trifle, triviality
Words Related to child's play

naught (also nought), nothingness, smoke, zero

peanuts, pittance, song, straw, two bits

bunk, claptrap, drivel, folly, fribble, fudge, hogwash, humbug, humbuggery, nonsense, piffle, rot, trash
2 something that is easy to do
  • Winning the game against those guys will be child's play.
Synonyms of child's play

breeze, cake, cakewalk, cinch, duck soup, picnic, pushover, roses, snap
Words Related to child's play

no-brainer, nothing

sitting duck

gimme, laugher, walkaway
Phrases Synonymous with child's play

piece of cake, walk in the park
Near Antonyms of child's play

brainteaser, poser, stumper, toughie (also toughy)

bother, nuisance, trouble
Antonyms of child's play

bear, beast, chore, headache, horror show, killer, labor, murder, pain, sticky wicket, stinker [slang]

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