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

Federal authorities on Monday charged more than two dozen legal permanent residents in California in a crackdown on people accused of illegally voting or registering to do so.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Florida law imposes limits on direct contributions to state candidates but generally allows political committees to accept unlimited contributions, subject to applicable reporting and other legal requirements.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

Because these companies are not bound to a particular religion, the goal is often quite broad — an aggregate of moral ideas that can inform their models.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

People can donate clean costumes and pick a new one, reducing waste and the resources and emissions required to make new ones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The brand’s Peptide Detox shampoo, which adsorbs hard water deposits to thoroughly clean hair, has amassed 238,000 impressions on TikTok this month and can consistently be found topping the app’s section for popular searches.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clean

Adjective

Moscow enjoys a fair amount of influence through institution capture and security cooperation, so if anti-corruption investigations target these, Russia’s influence could naturally decline.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Its sleep durations were accurate, its stage charts closely tracked Apple's, and its overall assessments of my nights always felt fair.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fair

Adjective

Put another way, in bringing the footage into the realm of film, and not reality television—his domain—Fielder breached some ethical standard.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
The collaboration with De Beers Group and Grandview Klein Diamonds is one of ethical sourcing and complete traceability.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ethical

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