PAINLESS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

painless

adjective

ˈpān-ləs

Definition of painless

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 The company itself ultimately survived, even if the transition wasn’t painless. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026 The wounds are small and often nearly painless in the moment. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Why restructure or innovate when cheap money made inertia painless? — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Maybe death at the hands of your mortal enemy doesn’t need to be quick and painless. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for painless

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Cease made similarly easy work of the Red Sox in a 1-2-3 first inning that ended with a Rutschman strikeout, but Boston fared significantly better against him overall.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
There’s ready-to-wear, sure, but also accessories that are easy to carry from one season to the next.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of easy

Adjective

The shampoo makes my hair feel squeaky clean and refreshed without stripping my hair and the conditioner makes my hair feel glassy and smooth like butter.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Venus enters Libra and your 3rd House of Communication, helping conversations feel smoother, warmer, and more persuasive.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of smooth

Adjective

The task seemed like a simple one for a digital agent, as the booking form was online.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of simple

Adjective

Its latest pickup, the Ford Fathom, will cost a downright cheap $28,350, which should set it up to be a massive seller.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Which explains why even modern-day Russia has recently loaded up with the cheapest possible foreign labor from former Soviet satellite states.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheap

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