Painless
adj.calm, hopefuleveryday
What it means
Causing no physical pain.
Reach for it when describing a treatment, injury, or bodily process that does not hurt
The nurse used a numbing gel that made the sample collection painless.
Choose between these
7- everyday
when ease is sufficient and absolute absence of pain is not promised
not when Comfortable is safer when a patient may notice pressure or a mild sting.
- everyday
when figurative lack of difficulty is actually meant
not when Easy shifts from bodily sensation to effort and may mislead in medical guidance.
- everyday
when the person's continuing state matters more than the event
not when Pain-free describes a condition or period better than one brief procedure.
- warm
when low force and considerate handling deserve emphasis
not when Gentle care can still involve some unavoidable discomfort.
- professional
atraumatic
when avoiding injury is the precise clinical claim
not when Atraumatic describes tissue impact, not the amount of pain someone feels.
- professional
when the method does not enter or cut the body
not when Noninvasive procedures are not automatically painless.
- formal
imperceptible
when the sensation is too slight to notice
not when Imperceptible is stronger and narrower than merely not hurting.
Said against
3- painful
- agonizing
- uncomfortable
It naturally appears in
3- painless procedure
The painless procedure was finished before the child reached the end of her story.
- virtually painless
Virtually painless removal was possible, although a little pressure remained.
- painless swelling
Painless swelling still warranted a careful medical assessment.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective, sense 1 opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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