ATHLETIC Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

athletic

adjective

Definition of athletic

as in muscular

having great physical strength, skill, or ability She had always been athletic, playing multiple sports even as a child.

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Recent Examples of athletic The decision was announced Thursday afternoon by K-State athletic director Gene Taylor. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Gay’s grandfather, Mayes Dobbins, founded Montgomery County’s athletic program. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 Grand Slam events have updated commercial regulations to more clearly distinguish athletic equipment from luxury marketing placements, reflecting how valuable athlete visibility has become for fashion brands. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 After that, professionally athletic men and professionally beautiful women kept streaming out until there were 40 or 50 of each. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for athletic

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The sport also includes jumping and physical loading that benefits bone density and muscular strength.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Lagree’s Megaformer, introduced in the early 2000s, has two sliding platforms and was built for higher-intensity work that develops muscular endurance.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of muscular

Adjective

Each format layers protein with fiber and healthy fats, which helps stretch a small meal into real nutrition.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 15, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Such tests are not recommended for cognitively healthy people, but specialists can use them in people with signs of mild cognitive impairment or more advanced dementia.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of healthy

Adjective

Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Weather aside, Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture Week, running from July 6 to 9, will feature shows from 30 houses, compared with FW25’s 27-strong line-up.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026

Definition of strong

Adjective

The twist is that she’s already attached to Reynolds (Ben Foster), who looks like a dweeb — but is, in fact, an extremely wealthy and powerful drug kingpin.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
Ruemmler is the latest prominent figure called before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers investigate the network of powerful people connected with Epstein.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of powerful

Adjective

Future work will expand the system to include additional gaits such as galloping and crawling, support more agile turning and sideways movement, and adapt the same learning framework to humanoid robots and other legged machines.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
That’s thanks, in large part, to the fact the space company will leverage existing technology to build a more agile launch infrastructure.

— Chris Young July 12, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of agile

Adjective

Existing furniture and materials are reused in line with the brand’s B Corp certification, while new elements have been designed for flexible use across different collections and layouts.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Made entirely from flexible, compliant materials, the system eliminates the need for conventional electronic sensors and control circuits, reducing complexity and potential failure points.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

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