RECREATIONAL Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

recreational

adjective

Definition of recreational

as in comic

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Recent Examples of recreational For recreational fish companies, the super El Niño is supercharging their business. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In city parks, riders would be prohibited from park pathways and recreational trails, athletic fields and turf areas, plazas and promenades. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Consumers, in general, remain committed to participation in outdoor recreational activities. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 This ban was extended to recreational fishing in state waters in 1985. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recreational

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational

Adjective

Technology fans don’t despair, there’s still the 8-inch touchscreen, but this too features more of Belgian comic artist Jean-Luc Delvaux’s work.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
This isn’t an epic work but a compilation of comic sketches tied together with heavy thematic string.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of comic

Adjective

Always one for a picture-perfect moment of her family, Joan loved to put the kids in matching outfits while entertaining guests at home.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
This one is designed around a citrus tree, but is used for alfresco entertaining rather than farming.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of entertaining

Adjective

Absurd and darkly humorous drama, offering an unconventional take on aging, loneliness and human dignity.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of humorous

Adjective

The pom-pom sandals at Givenchy were wonderful, fun, unexpected and exactly what fashion lovers are looking for from a spring runway show.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
There’s a real opportunity in the fourth episode to do something fun, or at least interesting, when Tyson convinces Russ to join him in smoking hallucinatory toad venom, but no flair or flourishes emerge.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fun

Adjective

This monster is a twisted version of the ideal parent, a collection of traditional maternal impulses pushed to almost comical extremes.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Beneath the serious exchange of ideas there was romance as well—at times tragic and at other times comical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of comical

Adjective

But that capacity to feel deeply, especially when that feeling is the heart-wrenching universal antic that is love, brings with it some degree of suffering.

— Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The spectacularly antic tale of originals and doubles, locals and outsiders, visually and philosophically lampoons the very concept of identity.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026