sportsmanlike

adjective

Definition of sportsmanlikenext
as in legal
following or according to the rules admired by the fans for his sportsmanlike conduct on the ice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsmanlike
  1. legal
  2. moral
  3. clean
  4. honorable
  5. fair
  6. ethical
Adjective
  • Not only does this bring into the picture a myriad of social and psychological considerations, at least concerning how AI impacts humans, but there are also profound philosophical moral, ethical, legal, and technological considerations afoot.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • During his 2024 Presidential campaign, Trump promised to carry out mass deportations that would target millions of immigrants already living in the U.S. without legal status or temporary protections.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of legal
Adjective
  • From this time on, the central animating concerns of his practice were the unanswerable existential questions and their moral implications.
    David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The project, helmed by directors Radha Mehta and Saif Jaan, explores the story of an imam facing a moral crossroads between upholding traditional mosque values and protecting a male congregant’s spiritual journey.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
Definition of clean
Adjective
  • This, combined with the lie President Joe Biden told about not pardoning his son Hunter, shows that the Democratic Party is no longer the party that cares about people or is honorable.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Mercy is a free, smart, honorable woman who just so happens to keep Henry alive.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of honorable
Adjective
  • To be fair, that’s still a small number among the roughly 3,000 public companies in the Russell 300 index.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Our chaotic surroundings, meanwhile, provide far more than just ten bits per second of information—and to be fair, the human senses can match this delivery.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of fair
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, our origin stories don’t tell us how to resolve any particular ethical dispute.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This is critical as stakeholders demand ethical leadership that inspires trust and inclusion.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ethical
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