SPORTSMANLY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sportsmanly

adjective

Definition of sportsmanly

as in legal

following or according to the rules in wrestling, biting is not sportsmanly, and will result in a forfeit

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Adjective

The mini mart gave permission to The Original Goodie Shop bakery in Upper Arlington to use its logo on a signature cookie, with $1 from each one sold going to support Beaver's legal fees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The editor of the journal Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, wrote that enforcement is both a legal obligation and a religious duty for officials.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

In this drama of war between the imperial powers, Kip acts as a moral agent.

— Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Such requirements can make conversations about significant moral issues – even controversial ones, like the morality of Mangione’s actions – little more than demands for conformity.

— Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

O’Donnell added people often take for granted how the economy is dependent on nature, by providing us with food, water and clean air.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Once the cycle is complete, the dirty water drains away and you’re left with clean, wet clothing.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of clean

Adjective

European sides will still have to comply with UEFA’s more stringent rules, which broadly mirror both SCR’s spending cap and PSR’s three-year rolling assessment period, but the faster implementation of sanctions makes the regulations seem fairer.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated president in April following a general election judged by United Nations experts and rights groups to be neither free nor fair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of fair

Adjective

For Chinese patients – at least those who can afford the product – the question is less ethical than existential.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Complex international maritime law, competing ownership claims, ethical infighting among academics about how best to approach the undersea historical site, and the immense technical and fiscal costs of recovery have kept its bounty on the sea floor.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ethical

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