Synonyms for sporting
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to sports
He got a job in a sporting goods store.
- adj. 2
Exhibiting sportsmanship.
Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
Related words
Example sentences
- clean If Ted were here, he could help us clean our room.
- sporty Scott, Dario and Ryan were very sporty.
- betting They are betting this thuggish regime will survive.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sporting | rising | |
| clean | rising | |
| sporty | rising | |
| sportsmanlike | steady | |
| betting | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clean1
- 6 letters
- sporty2
- 7 letters
- betting2
- 10 letters
- dissipated4
- 13 letters
- sportsmanlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sporty2 = 2 syllables).