SPORTIF Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

sportif

adjective

Definition of sportif

as in sporty

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Recent Examples of sportif Our colleague Naomi Elizée opted to dress up a tank with a leather Prada skirt, while Paloma Elsesser chose a pair to pair her tee with a sportif ankle-grazing skirt and fiery red and yellow Nike Air Bakin sneakers. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 Customers can shop the sportif collection from locker room to bench press in true technical fashion. — Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Oct. 2014

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Adjective

Miu Miu’s stretchy bralettes, meanwhile, put a sporty twist on the trend (see Gigi Hadid’s runway look).

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
All this privacy and access to nature doesn’t come cheap and the guests are a well-off but sporty, active crowd.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sporty

Adjective

Despite this informal, jam-forward approach, however, Silk Fence appear to be chasing something; an understated but steady coherence gives direction to even their most wandering moments.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
In practice, that might mean designing for informal meetings as well as formal ones.

— Brendan Castle, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of informal

Adjective

This most recent collection from McCartney features a massive array of differing styles ranging from casual to chic and formal, with Stern’s choice of the elegant bodice an excellent one for the Albie Awards.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
Physicality presents technical challenges to audio recording, and wit—primarily achievable by coming up with lots of ideas in advance—quickly becomes alienating in a casual setting.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of casual

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sportif

sporting

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