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pains

noun , plural of pain

Synonyms and Antonyms of pains

1 strict attentiveness to what one is doing

asked the movers to take pains to be sure that they didn't damage anything while moving the furniture

Synonyms of pains

care, carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, heed, heedfulness, meticulosity, meticulousness, scrupulousness

Words Related to pains

advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation

alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness

dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility

bother, effort, painstaking, trouble

exactness, particularity, precision

Near Antonyms of pains

inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inobservance

Antonyms of pains

heedlessness, inattentiveness, negligence

2 the active use of energy in producing a result

she was at pains to reassure us that everything would be fine

Synonyms of pains

effort, elbow grease, exertion, expenditure, labor, sweat, trouble, while, work

Words Related to pains

drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail

force, might, muscle, power, puissance

attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack

Near Antonyms of pains

adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness

dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence

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