Synonyms & related words for sportive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sportive — including frolicsome, coltish, gamesome, rollicking. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sportive

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Synonyms for sportive

Common synonyms for sportive include frolicsome, coltish, gamesome, rollicking — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sportive come from?

The word sportive breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and Latin origin: sport, from Old French desport (“to carry away, divert”); and -ive, from Latin -ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.