SPORTIVELY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sportively

adverb

as in playfully

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Inside Lindblom, university leaders playfully lobbied on behalf of their campuses to a group of more than a dozen participants, who fired inquiries back about courses, postgraduation job success rates, campus accessibility and culture, and more.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The vampy all-burgundy ensemble was playfully textural and was styled with burgundy tights and a bold burgundy red lip.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of playfully

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Bindi, now a mother herself, posted a touching video of Steve animatedly describing her birth.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
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

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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Fresh dill both in the filling and on top adds herbaceous notes that keep every bite lively.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of lively

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The animal was far from sprinting, instead taking a relaxed stroll at a speed surprisingly comparable to a human walking briskly to catch a bus.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
The two exchanged a hug and Doyle then walked briskly to the elevator.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of briskly

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One remaining challenge is to make a DNA computer that is energetically favorable, stable, reliable, and doesn’t require intervening tweaks and top-ups to arrive at a result.

— Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
The 49ers energetically dominated in a 27-7 victory while the Rams exhaustedly despaired in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that hosts Australian rules football games that aren’t this ugly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of energetically

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