Synonyms of sporting

sporting 1 of 2

noun

as in sportiveness

Related Words

• sportiveness
• cavorting
• romping
• gamboling
• frolicking
• merrymaking
• revelry
• frivolity
• roistering
• playfulness
• rascality
• roguishness
• trickery
• prankishness
• boisterousness
• rowdyism
• roguery
• rowdiness
• mischievousness
• devilry
• impishness
• rambunctiousness
• mischief
• knavery
• joking
• funning
• rumbustiousness
• monkey business
• buffoonery
• clowning
• skylarking
• nonsense
• tomfoolery
• horseplay
• jesting
• roughhousing
• high jinks
• roughhouse
• clownishness
• monkeying
• clownery
• horsing around
• childishness
• slapstick
• foolishness
• shenanigan(s)
• silliness
• waggery
• foolery
• monkeyshine(s)

sporting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sport

1

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement

from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• recreating
• frolicking
• entertaining
• rollicking
• toying
• amusing
• disporting
• relaxing
• joking
• skylarking
• cavorting
• romping
• delighting
• resting
• hanging
• dallying
• pleasing
• dabbling
• trifling
• frisking
• teasing
• gamboling
• diverting
• idling
• loafing
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• screwing around
• lounging (around or about)
• dawdling
• messing around
• jesting
• hanging about
• bumming (around)
• slacking (off)
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working
• struggling
• striving
• sweating
• laboring
• straining
• toiling
• plodding
• plugging (away)
• slaving
• drudging

2

as in dancing

to play and run about happily

the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dancing
• hopping
• leaping
• cavorting
• romping
• skipping
• gamboling
• capering
• frolicking
• rollicking
• frisking
• larking
• tumbling
• reveling
• cutting capers
• disporting
• springing
• prancing
• bounding
• curvetting
• loping
• tripping
• carousing
• roistering
• kicking up one's heels
• horsing around
• clowning
• cutting up
• fooling around
• carrying on
• skylarking
• kiting
• roughhousing
• joyriding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pouting
• sulking
• stewing
• moping

3

as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention

sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• exhibiting
• flashing
• showing
• unveiling
• waving
• parading
• exposing
• flaunting
• producing
• announcing
• strutting
• disporting
• showing off
• brandishing
• advertising
• flourishing
• laying out
• revealing
• proclaiming
• broadcasting
• publicizing
• posting
• discovering
• blazing
• heralding
• trumpeting
• airing
• baring
• telling (of)
• divulging
• sounding
• talking (about)
• uncovering
• placarding
• unmasking
• uncloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• covering
• hiding
• obscuring
• occluding
• shrouding
• veiling
• occulting
• curtaining
• enshrouding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sporting

Noun

Wednesday’s semifinal between Argentina and England was the eighth and final game played here, capping the biggest sporting month for the city since the 1996 Olympics. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Unlike an actual sporting event, of course, the outcome is engineered, which doesn’t make the golf scenes less suspenseful or exciting for the viewer. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Swan said in June that FIFA’s cancellations were a major driver for why the local hotel industry was facing a room reservation shortfall during the biggest sporting event in the world. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Kalshi and its chief rival Polymarket are prediction markets where bets can be placed not just on sporting events but on politics, weather and a range of other events. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026

You might be tempted to point to the sporting section of male celebrities. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Recognising who comes third at the World Cup is akin to another huge international sporting event, the Olympic Games, which predates it, and gives one of the teams the chance to end their tournament on a high. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Resilience is at the heart of the sporting event for injured and sick military personnel. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Monegro described the logistics as one of the largest challenges the country has faced in staging a sporting event. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Verb

For those seeking a full departure from tradition, consider sporting both rings on the same hand but on different fingers. — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Queen Camilla kept the other elements of her look neutral, sporting a pair of taupe pumps and accessorizing with her signature Van Cleef & Arpels bracelets and a pair of pearl-and-diamond earrings. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

But there are clearly fears that could change given the political and sporting history between Argentina and England. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Argentina faced England in a match that carried political as well as sporting weight because of the Falklands War. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Lopez also brought her lookalike younger sister, Lynda Lopez, 55, to Sicily with her, where the actress was seen sporting a different, bold yellow look. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

At stake in global soccer’s greatest match is more than just sporting history, however. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Cruise is almost unrecognizable in the footage, sporting a dramatically different look as the unpredictable billionaire. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Yet, concerts, festivals, sporting events, school calendars, public holidays, severe weather, conferences and community gatherings all drive foot traffic, purchase behavior and operational load. — Campbell Brown, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Phrases Containing sporting

• sporting house