Play and Pain

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Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Pain is an antonym for play in amusement topic.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Pain noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.

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Play is an antonym for pain.

Nearby Words: painful, pained, painfully, painless, paining

full	full play	full pain
obvious	obvious play	obvious pain
actual	actual play	actual pain
real	real play	real pain
Other adjectives: constant, big, great, little, major, general.

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