Synonyms for athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkath·let·ic

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1. athletic

   Synonyms:
   strong, vigorous, powerful, stalwart, brawny, muscular, ablebodied, lusty, sinewy, robust

   Antonyms:
   weak, puny, effeminate, nerveless, strengthless, unbraced

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1. athleticadjective

   relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

   "athletic facilities"

   Synonyms:
   acrobatic, gymnastic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, endomorphic, inactive, pyknic

2. acrobatic, athletic, gymnasticadjective

   vigorously active

   "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

   Synonyms:
   gymnastic, acrobatic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, inactive, pyknic, endomorphic

3. athleticadjective

   having a sturdy and well proportioned body

   "an athletic build"

   Synonyms:
   acrobatic, gymnastic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, pyknic, inactive, endomorphic

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1. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, stout, robust, sturdy, brawny, muscular, lusty, sinewy, nervous, stalwart, powerful, strapping, herculean, able-bodied, made of iron

2. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gymnastic

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1. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gymnastic, agonistic, pancratic, stalwart, muscular, able-bodied, brawny, lusty

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1. List of paraphrases for "athletic":

   athletics, sports, sport, athletes, sporting, atletico, athlete

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1. Donald Remy:

   This case is troubling for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the law does not and has never required the NCAA to ensure that every student-athlete is actually taking full advantage of the academic and athletic opportunities provided to them.

2. Kelly Pasco:

   I think our generation is more athletic and wants to stay younger and more fit, my riding friend is 67 and we do 70-mile rides.

3. Roy Jones Jr.:

   First, she’s an athlete. I have ties with Russia because of my athleticism and my athletic career, it’s nothing political. It’s all about sports.

4. Michael Jordan:

   But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.

5. Alexandra Pelosi:

   I think that weighed really heavy on her soul. I think she felt really guilty. I think that really broke her. Over Thanksgiving, she had priests coming, trying to have an exorcism of the house and having prayer services, he’s a strong person, athletic. This has been tough. It’s going to be about three or four more months before he’s really back to normal.