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. Sayreville School Superintendent Rick Labbe:

   I believe very strongly after the last several months that football is a very important part of our athletic programs and our community and therefore, in consultation with our Board of Education, I am pleased to announce to you this evening that we will have a 2015 football season.

2. Lindsay Hecox:

   Supporters of this bill are attempting to fix a problem that was never there. It specifically targets people like me and all transgender female athletes and denies us the opportunity to compete in sports, it's unfair, unnecessary and discriminatory, and it ignores the commitment we've made to rigorous training and the importance of athletic competition to our lives.

3. Darrin Steele:

   It would be easy to focus on the loss in terms of his Olympic medals and enormous athletic contributions to the organization, but USA Bobsled and Skeleton is a family and right now we are trying to come to grips with the loss of our teammate, our brother and our friend.

4. Jon Vaughn:

   The fact that they switched him out of general care to the athletic program as if they [ athletes ] were sort of disposable people says a lot about how the institution thought about how to deal with the problem person : they value athletics as institution, but the people who participate in athletics and make some money are disposable.

5. Breton Asken:

   Our study relied on a somewhat complicated outcome - being cleared to return to athletic activity - to measure how this physiologic window of vulnerability may express itself clinically.