Antonyms for
athletic
Physically active.
0 antonyms 8 letters

No Antonyms Found for Athletic

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All Definitions for Athletic

Below are all the dictionary definitions of athletic:

1Physically active.
2Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
3Having to do with athletes.
4An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
5A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
6Of a level in a Super Mario game: with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
7A player on the team Oakland Athletics.
8Short for Athletic Club, a Spanish professional club more often known in English as Athletic Bilbao.

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About antonyms for athletic

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