Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Related to sports or activities involving physical exercise, competitions, or games.
Sporting
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Examples:
City Wars is a once-a-year sporting competition.
'Jeeves has no sporting blood,' said Bingo.
Less given to detail are the beggars who make sporting ventures.
Etymology:
"Sporting" stems from the word "sport", which dates back to Old French "desport" meaning "leisure" or "a pastime", originating from the Latin "deportare" meaning "to carry away." The English-derived "sporting" came into use in the late 15th century, referring to activities of diversion.
Usage Statistics:
832 mentions per 1 million words 
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