Synonyms for Athletic
æθˈlɛt ɪkath·let·ic

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1. athletic

   Synonyms:
   strong, vigorous, powerful, stalwart, brawny, muscular, ablebodied, lusty, sinewy, robust

   Antonyms:
   weak, puny, effeminate, nerveless, strengthless, unbraced

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1. athleticadjective

   relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

   "athletic facilities"

   Synonyms:
   acrobatic, gymnastic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, endomorphic, inactive, pyknic

2. acrobatic, athletic, gymnasticadjective

   vigorously active

   "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

   Synonyms:
   athletic, gymnastic, acrobatic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, inactive, pyknic, endomorphic

3. athleticadjective

   having a sturdy and well proportioned body

   "an athletic build"

   Synonyms:
   acrobatic, gymnastic

   Antonyms:
   ectomorphic, pyknic, inactive, endomorphic

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1. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, stout, robust, sturdy, brawny, muscular, lusty, sinewy, nervous, stalwart, powerful, strapping, herculean, able-bodied, made of iron

2. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gymnastic

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1. athleticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gymnastic, agonistic, pancratic, stalwart, muscular, able-bodied, brawny, lusty

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1. List of paraphrases for "athletic":

   athletics, sports, sport, athletes, sporting, atletico, athlete

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1. Trev Alberts:

   The University of Nebraska Athletic Department has been working collaboratively with the NCAA to review a matter concerning our football program, we appreciate the dialogue we have had with the NCAA and cannot comment further on specifics of this matter.

2. Wayne Tinkle:

   The points in the paint — they just manhandled us in the second half, it is a battle to play these guys for 40 minutes. They're so stinking athletic in transition. I think they're one of the top teams in the country.

3. Jeff Novitzky:

   The bottom line is that in regard to marijuana, we care about what an athlete consumed the day of a fight, not days or weeks before a fight, which has often been the case in our historic positive THC cases, uFC athletes will still be subject to marijuana rules under various athletic commission regulations, but we hope this is a start to a broader discussion and changes on this issue with that group.

4. Melissa Swanson:

   The thing that was so disturbing was it was children, whether they are high school, elementary school or middle school – they’re children. The administration, the coaches, the athletic director – they had to know it.

5. Chrissy Teigen:

   We're not an athletic bunch. But John( John Legend) is so proud, everyone's like' Drop the bat !' You have to explain every part. Like, of course, he wouldn't know to drop the bat. But it's so sweet.