Pleasure and Pain

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Pleasure

Pleasure noun - A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.
Usage example: he was tingling with pleasure
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Synonyms for Pleasure
Antonyms for Pleasure
Pain is an antonym for pleasure in topics: happiness, will, delight.
Nearby Words: pleasant, pleasing, pleased, pleasurable, pleasantly

Pain

Pain noun - Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.
Usage example: the pain of loneliness
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Synonyms for Pain
Antonyms for Pain
Pleasure is an antonym for pain in topics: problem, mental suffering, physical suffering.
Nearby Words: painful, pained, painfully, painless, paining
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How words are described

physical physical pleasure physical pain
pure pure pleasure pure pain
particular particular pleasure particular pain
endless endless pleasure endless pain
Other adjectives: considerable, true, genuine, sheer, obvious, actual, real, extreme, great, intense, little, personal, incredible, eternal, extra, immense, greater, maximum.
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