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. Jared Baeten:

   Those are all the kind of events that can be a setup for having a large spread, introduce someone who's infectious -- and maybe not even super infectious -- into a crowd of people in close quarters for extended duration of time -- like a funeral, like a sporting event, like a nursing home -- and that can amplify the spread.

2. Bernie Ecclestone:

   We've spoken to them, obviously, we need to rely a little bit on the national sporting authority in the country to support it. If it doesn't happen in Monza and they want to support Imola, we'd be happy to be in Imola.

3. Tony Blair:

   If the sporting event provided it is done in a good way and in a way that is respectful of differences and harmonious and well put together usually having these events helps engage a country, even one with a difficult say, human rights record, with the outside world.

4. Mike Tipton:

   Olympic organisers must take the warnings in this report seriously or face a real risk of competitors collapsing through heat exhaustion, in a sporting context, a hot and/or humid environment can represent a risk to the performance and health of spectators, officials and athletes. From sunburn, through cognitive impairment, to heat exhaustion or collapse from heat stroke, all facets of a sporting event -- and all those involved -- can be adversely affected.

5. Eric Fry:

   The Rugby World Cup is the third biggest sporting event in the world and it will be the largest sporting event in England next year, some of the best teams in the world will be playing at St. James' Park, including New Zealand -- the current world champions.