Synonyms for recreational
recre·ation·al

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1. recreationaladjective

   of or relating to recreation

   "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields"

   Synonyms:
   amateur, unpaid

   Antonyms:
   professional

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   professional

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1. List of paraphrases for "recreational":

   recreation, leisure, entertainment, plaisance, pleasure, placentia, loisir, leisure-time, loisirs, sport, sports, sporting

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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Mark Inch:

   I will certainly communicate if there's a misperception that we are withholding educational and recreational books of any form, because that is certainly not the case.

5. Michael Milstein:

   One striking thing is that the fishing community – the commercial fleet and recreational fishing groups – have largely supported the closure of the salmon season, that has been apparent in the public comments at the council and elsewhere. They argue that they should not be fishing when the stocks have declined to this level.