good sportsmanship
Dignified athletic conduct
Good sportsmanship is conduct that honors fair play, respect for opponents, and graciousness in both victory and defeat.
It includes following rules, accepting officials' decisions, and treating competitors as worthy adversaries rather than enemies.
She congratulated her opponent after losing—that's good sportsmanship.
The concept extends beyond athletics to any competitive situation where dignity and fairness matter.
- fair playHonorable conduct in games
- respectRegard with honor
- shake handsMutual palm-grip greeting
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- good gamePost-competition acknowledgment
gracious · humble · dignity · integrity · honor · team spirit · teamwork · play by the rules · congratulations · well played · losing · winning · win or lose · opponent · courtesy · class · level playing field · rivalry
- sports etiquettehandshake, fair play, dress code, pace of play, serving order
- ethical playfair play, honesty, integrity, no cheating, respect
- fair playfair chance, fair shake, respect, fair treatment, honesty
- Sports Sayingsno pain no gain, practice makes perfect, leave it all on the field, go for gold, never give up
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- playground rulesdibs, do-over, finders keepers, called it, time out
good sportsmanshipunsportsmanlike conduct
Rule-breaking competitive behavior
cheating · dirty play · foul play · gloating · gamesmanship
good sportsmanshipgloating
Smug triumph display
rubbing it in · throwing a tantrum · sulking · making excuses · blaming others
good sportsmanshipdishonor
Loss of respect
gracelessness · pettiness · vindictiveness · arrogance · hubris
goodness, goodly, sport, sports, sporting, sporty, sportive, sportsman, sportsmanlike