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 His main point was that business leaders should not bet on a painless adjustment. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Bringing inflation down to the Federal Reserve's 2% target won't be painless, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said in a speech in London, according to Bloomberg . — Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Bites from bats may be painless and may not leave a mark, the health department warns. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 All that’s required is a compromised website—a painless enough task—a fake CAPTCHA overlay, and the inclusion of a single terminal command. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for painless

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Adjective

The intensity of their yearning has only increased on their second album, Nature’s Pill—and that’s no easy feat, considering this is a band whose breakout track opens with the narrator prostrating himself before the object of his affection.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Celebrity hairstylist Brian Magallones considers this the perfect balance between a not-too-fussy and not-too-structured chignon, a style that sounds tough to style without a professional team but is actually quite easy to master at-home.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of easy

Adjective

Court challenges meant this process wasn't always smooth, but the results speak from themselves.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
If Waldron, who currently serves as Goldman president and chief operating officer, takes over as CEO, Solomon would likely remain as executive chairman for a period of time, an arrangement designed to engineer a smooth handoff.

— Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of smooth

Adjective

Investors now see access to cheap and reliable power as a precondition for European companies to compete long-term.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Telehealth sites hit their first jackpot in the 2010s, when Viagra and other drugs for erectile dysfunction came off patent, allowing for the sale of cheaper generics.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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