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sportsmanlike

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sportsmanlike

following or according to the rules

  • admired by the fans for his sportsmanlike conduct on the ice
Synonyms of sportsmanlike

clean, fair, legal, sportsmanly
Words Related to sportsmanlike

just, law-abiding

ethical, moral, principled, scrupulous

honorable, irreproachable, unimpeachable
Near Antonyms of sportsmanlike

immoral, unethical, unprincipled, unrighteous, unscrupulous, vicious, wrong
Antonyms of sportsmanlike

dirty, foul, nasty, unfair, unsportsmanlike

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