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Antonyms of adj sporty

3 senses of sporty

Sense 1
clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike -- (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct")

INDIRECT (VIA fair) -> unfair, unjust -- (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage")

Sense 2
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty -- ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)

INDIRECT (VIA colorful, colourful) -> colorless, colourless -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade")
INDIRECT (VIA colorful, colourful) -> colorless, colourless -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade")

Sense 3
sporty -- (appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport)

INDIRECT (VIA active) -> inactive -- (not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature")

Similarity of adj sporty

3 senses of sporty

Sense 1
clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike -- (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct")
       => fair (vs. unfair), just -- (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul")

Sense 2
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty -- ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)
       => colorful (vs. colorless), colourful (vs. colourless) -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language")

Sense 3
sporty -- (appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport)
       => active (vs. inactive) -- (characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj sporty 3 senses of sporty Sense 1 clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike -- (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct") INDIRECT (VIA fair) -> unfair, unjust -- (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage") Sense 2 flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty -- ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display) INDIRECT (VIA colorful, colourful) -> colorless, colourless -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade") INDIRECT (VIA colorful, colourful) -> colorless, colourless -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade") Sense 3 sporty -- (appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport) INDIRECT (VIA active) -> inactive -- (not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature") Similarity of adj sporty 3 senses of sporty Sense 1 clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike -- (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct") => fair (vs. unfair), just -- (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul") Sense 2 flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty -- ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display) => colorful (vs. colorless), colourful (vs. colourless) -- (striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language") Sense 3 sporty -- (appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport) => active (vs. inactive) -- (characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action")
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