as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
getting paid to watch and review movies seems like a painless way to earn a living
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Recent Examples of painless
Life's more painless for the brainless — but being a scarecrow isn't all fun and games.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Brunch is a supremely painless solution for fulfilling certain social obligations.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Seizing Kinmen and other outlying islands would be relatively painless for China.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10-time Pro Bowler could provide something of a safety net behind Smith, and his acquisition would be relatively painless from a financial standpoint.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Brunch is a supremely painless solution for fulfilling certain social obligations.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Seizing Kinmen and other outlying islands would be relatively painless for China.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10-time Pro Bowler could provide something of a safety net behind Smith, and his acquisition would be relatively painless from a financial standpoint.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for painless
Adjective
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In October 2023, Jemma DeCristo tweeted on social media there’s easy access to Zionist journalists who spread propaganda and misinformation.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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HotHands Hand Warmers are a convenient and easy way to stay warm and provide a boost of heat without taking extra layers.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The wide waistband, which stays in place without feeling constricting, has a seamless design for a smooth look.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Martha Stewart is 84 years old and has some of the most enviable, smooth, radiant, and seemingly pore-free skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even as Trump looks to boost American hydrocarbon profits in Venezuela, the gas tap for Europe is a simple – and likely effective – tool that could be used as leverage by the White House.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler participated in a double red blood cell donation, calling it a simple but powerful way to help others.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have designed a new sodium-sulfur battery with higher power density and discharge capacity than before, enabling a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fentanyl is cheap, compact, and lethal at microscopic doses, produced through decentralized networks designed to survive disruption.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Painless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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