recreative

as in entertaining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreative
Adjective
  • The second floor serves as the main entertaining space.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
  • Sanders competing for time on the field will also be extremely entertaining.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • While there is something amusing about the sight of a bear climbing in like a person hitching a ride, the aftermath of a bear finding its way into your car is rarely a laughing matter.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • The vibrant 90-minute play that kicked off La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025-26 season on Thursday night, is filled with funny lines, dancing, amusing characters and the joyful celebration of life.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • As soothing as that may sound, fun is really the theme.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
  • To help replenish healthy-looking skin while preventing irritation from the potent star ingredient, there’s a soothing and moisturizing blend of hyaluronic acid and shea butter.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Inside, the floor plan proved more than hospitable.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • An installation at a Danish university campus employed these bricks to form wiggly pathways hospitable to marine life, which induce campus-goers to move in an undulating path and perhaps to think more like fish, said Christiansen in a video interview before the conference.
    Laura Rysman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Related Stories 13 Under-The-Radar Activities And Experiences In Key West The 11 Best Key West Restaurants On The Water Rooms And Rates The rooms are bright, cheerful, and simple, with colorful coastal touches in artwork and decorative items like pillows.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
  • In the video was a group of dogs, and a professional dog walker managing the calm and cheerful pack, sitting beautifully for the camera.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps British director Matt Palmer and his co-writer Donald McLeary just aren’t comfortable with the very American milieu (despite a Canadian production) or genre tropes at hand.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • There’s deep emotion and vulnerability in Blanchett’s work, with its performance counteracting the New Boy’s calm and comfortable otherness with an almost overbearing dedication to care.
    Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The performances were too amiable and not particularly satirical (much like the real-life Harris’s own appearance on the show).
    Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • There's a little sprinkled throughout, but these all-stars are by and large gracious and amiable.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The unrelenting, excessive applause isn’t just joyous.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • Amber Heard is celebrating a joyous Mother's Day as a mom of three.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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“Recreative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreative. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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