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View synonyms for recreational

recreational

[ rek-ree-ey-shuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to recreation:

    recreational facilities in the park.

  2. (of a drug or medication) used for recreation and enjoyment rather than to treat a medical condition:

    recreational drugs such as marijuana and alcohol.



recreational

/ ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used for recreation

    recreational facilities

  2. (of a drug) taken for pleasure rather than for medical reasons or because of an addiction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • rec·re·a·tion·al·ly adverb
  • multi·recre·ation·al adjective
  • unrec·re·ation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recreational1

First recorded in 1650–60; recreation ( def ) + -al 1( def )
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Example Sentences

One aspect of the study was a series of questions about past recreational cold exposure, focusing on duration, frequency, and severity during the last two years.

Besides South Dakota, three other states — Arizona, New Jersey and Montana — voted in November to legalize recreational marijuana, while Mississippi legalized medical uses of the drug.

Strength training is legit, at least among the recreational athletes in this study.

A bunch of river rats in the 1970s saw the outdoor recreational potential of the region, but they also understood that the adventure destination they were building could only be sustainable if it was protected.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana, which remains illegal for recreational and medical use in North Carolina, were also sold, federal officials said.

Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.

The beauty of the project comes from the ratio of professional artists, recreational artists, and just creative people.

In Oregon, voters will decide whether to join Washington and Colorado in legalizing cannabis for recreational use.

It was always recreational, and it never became a part of my daily existence.

In the Pacific Northwest, legalization of recreational use has always felt like a question of when not if.

The Sunday School must mean a great deal to her for she mentions it as a cultural as well as a recreational resource.

Oh, much, added Grace, with a side step not indicated in the factory recreational programme.

Recreational craft present the greater challenge to management control.

In the recreational experience the social states must be made productive of social harmony, as they themselves tend to be.

It is indeed one of the functions of the recreational activities and institutions to create and sustain public morale.

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