SPORTIVELY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sportively

adverb

as in playfully

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The television personality was clad in a vampy all-burgundy ensemble that was playfully textural.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Fans quickly took to the comments section to playfully react to the fall.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of playfully

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By the end of our call, Michael Sheen is animatedly sharing stories of his family’s (potential) UFO sightings in south Wales.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Threading through the film is Sienkiewicz’s own voice animatedly discussing his process and approach.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of animatedly

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The horse, not sensing any guidance on its ribcage, begins to move skittishly in tight, concentric circles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
While skittishly edited, the film nevertheless builds up Faithfull’s biography in basic chronological order.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of skittishly

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The Windjammer The Windjammer is part restaurant, part legendary live-music venue, with a buzzy beachfront setting that keeps things lively well beyond dinner.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
On general principles, Harley trikes have also always been … um, kinda lively in their altogether unique what-passes-for-handling department.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

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In a hallway, on a sidewalk or a gentle downhill, walk briskly for 6 or more feet, then bring yourself to a complete stop over three progressively shorter steps, softening your knees, hinging slightly at your hips and dropping your center of mass.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Errors and whiffs are briskly airbrushed away by the unending march of content.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of briskly

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In what is often considered Pelechian’s magnum opus, the ancient antagonism of nature and humanity plays out in a depiction of a remote farming community, energetically scored with Armenian folk music and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of energetically

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