Synonyms for sporting
ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr-sport·ing

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1. clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlikeadjective

   exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

   "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"

   Synonyms:
   flashy, uncontaminating, clean-living, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, card-playing, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, betting, showy, clean, jazzy, light, fair, gaudy, dissipated, uninfected, sportsmanlike

   Antonyms:
   unadventurous, strict, unjust, unfair, nonindulgent

2. sportingadjective

   relating to or used in sports

   "sporting events"; "sporting equipment"

   Synonyms:
   betting, sportsmanlike, clean, card-playing, sporty, dissipated

   Antonyms:
   unadventurous, unjust, nonindulgent, strict, unfair

3. sportingadjective

   involving risk or willingness to take a risk

   "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"

   Synonyms:
   betting, sportsmanlike, clean, card-playing, sporty, dissipated

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, strict, unjust, unadventurous, unfair

4. dissipated, betting, card-playing, sportingadjective

   preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

   "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"

   Synonyms:
   profligate, libertine, card-playing, sporty, debauched, fast, dissolute, riotous, clean, sportsmanlike, dissipated, betting, degenerate, degraded

   Antonyms:
   unfair, nonindulgent, strict, unjust, unadventurous

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1. List of paraphrases for "sporting":

   sports, sport, sportshift, athlete, athletic, sportspeople, athletes, sportive, recreational, sportsmen, sportif, sportsman, eintracht

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1. Esteban Touma:

   Newscasters in the U.S. have struggled with 2021?s new words and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet trends and emerging celebrities, as a language teacher, it’s always interesting to see that some of these terms are usually new colloquialisms, or are rooted or borrowed from another language.

2. Tatyana Gordina:

   There were no threats made by Ivan Savvidis, especially not involving the use of a weapon, during yesterday’s match, there was an emotional walk out onto the field, probably a breach of sporting regulations, and nothing more. Most of the headlines in the Greek press exaggerate the facts.

3. Frank Pallone:

   Every day, millions of Americans shop on the internet for tickets for live events like sporting events and concerts, in some ways, the internet has made this experience more convenient, but it has also led to consumers being ripped off as they try to navigate a ticketing industry that for too long has operated in the dark.

4. Mike Friday:

   The big thing in America is, if you can't be an NFL player, an NBA play or a baseball player, (but) you can be an Olympian, then that's the next best thing, the Olympics captures the imagination of the sporting public in America. If rugby can position itself and we can do well as an Olympic sport, then all of a sudden it will hit the eyes of so many more Americans.

5. Tony Blair:

   I always, whenever I am in a country and theyve got the opportunity or possibility of hosting a sporting event, I say, Go for it, because whatever the challenges of putting it on, youll reach a different group of people. ... Diplomacy and politics and geostrategy and all of that stuff is for a limited number of people, whereas sport it goes right out into the grassroots of communities all around the world.