SPORTIVELY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sportively

adverb

as in playfully

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The second photo shows the two exes playfully making screaming faces and doing claw gestures with their hands as Austin held them back from each other with his arms.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Some sodas are playfully topped with cotton candy, like the cotton candy cloud ($10), a lurid blue drink made with Starry lemon-lime soda with vanilla and blue raspberry syrups and cream.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of playfully

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Threading through the film is Sienkiewicz’s own voice animatedly discussing his process and approach.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Alqasimi speaks animatedly about Alfred Hitchcock’s framing techniques in midcentury films like Rear Window and Rope, and the idea of withholding a complete view in order to sustain curiosity.

— Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest, 25 June 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 peach came through clearly, though ginger kept the drink lively enough for another sip.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Order a bottle of César wine – a lively dry white produced for the sister hotel in Lanzarote and only available through this collection of hotels.

— Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

Definition of lively

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Smith Galer briskly gives us many reasons to accept the premise.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.

— Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Definition of briskly

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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
There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.

— Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Definition of energetically

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