Diversion and Work

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Diversion noun - Someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment.

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Work is an antonym for diversion in topics: path, entertainment.

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Diversion is an antonym for work.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

good	good diversion	good work
nice	nice diversion	nice work
short	short diversion	short work
great	great diversion	great work
Other adjectives: creative, later, further.

In Neon Genesis Evangelion, the military being deployed against an Angel is either a token gesture as they usually know it won't work, or is used as a diversion while the EVAs do their thing.

Source: I Will Fight Some More Forever
The rest of them were a diversion, so he could work down here.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S31 E13 "The Big Bang"
In addition, it requires a diversion to work.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters

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