Antonyms for recreationalrecre·ation·al

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1. recreationaladjective

   of or relating to recreation

   "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields"

   Antonyms:
   professional

   Synonyms:
   amateur, unpaid

2. amateur, recreational, unpaidadjective

   engaged in as a pastime

   "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

   Antonyms:
   professional

   Synonyms:
   volunteer(a), inexpert, amateurish, unskilled, unpaid, amateur

How to use recreational in a sentence?

1. Le Prell:

   Ear plugs are effective in preventing hearing loss when they are used both correctly and consistently, this systematic review highlights the very limited data on prevention of recreational music-induced hearing loss using earplugs.

2. Stanton Glantz:

   In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco.

3. World Drug Report:

   Some consume tramadol for its calming, analgesic and anti-fatigue effects in order to improve intellectual, physical and working performances, and to lessen the need for sleep and decrease appetite, in farming communities, there are reports of tramadol being used by humans and fed to cattle to enable them to work under extreme conditions. Others use tramadol as a recreational drug on account of its stimulant and euphoric effects, or to improve sexual stamina.

4. Steven Rosen:

   Recreational marijuana use can increase lung cancer and the rise of sexually transmitted diseases is associated with cancer risk, in addition, cancer is associated with aging, and as life expectancy fortunately increases, cancer rates will rise proportionately.

5. Brian Leary:

   Initial indications are that this incident occurred as a result of recreational use of the device.

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