recreational

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adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

economic, historic, major, many, next, open, parked, used

The city opened several new recreational areas in the historic downtown district last year.

VERB + RECREATIONAL

aren't, ban, blocked, call, forested, issue, purchased, runs

The government decided to ban recreational marijuana use in that state last year.

RECREATIONAL + NOUN

activities, area, arguer, chemistry, classes, department, drug, marijuana

The school offers recreational activities like basketball, swimming, and art classes every afternoon.

PREP.

around, from, in, in, into, without

Many families enjoy spending time in recreational parks on weekends.

ADV.

heavily, really

My friends really enjoy recreational activities like hiking and kayaking on weekends.

Definitions

adj

For, or relating to, recreation.

This is perhaps what we call recreational reading and we may be doing something useful in supplying it, if not anything strictly educational or even librarious.

The drone crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The crash site has been blocked to recreational boat traffic while the agency investigates, the Coast Guard official said.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — engaged in as a pastime

amateur
unpaid

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

This is perhaps what we call recreational reading and we may be doing something useful in supplying it, if not anything strictly educational or even librarious.

Wiktionary

Still others simply travel around America in recreational vehicles, seeing parts of the country they had been too busy to see before.

Tatoeba · #53991

Recreational drug use inspires many urban legends.

Tatoeba · #701193

There aren't many recreational activities in my town.

Tatoeba · #1209507

The estuary and its network of streams, creeks, and rivers hold tremendous ecological, cultural, economic, historic, and recreational value for the region.

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