good sport

noun

Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.

“Thank you for being a good sport about the power outage. I know three hours with no air conditioning is difficult.”

Opposite
poor sport
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Meanings

noungood sport (plural good sports)

plural good sports

  1. Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.

    Thank you for being a good sport about the power outage. I know three hours with no air conditioning is difficult.

  2. Someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
poor sport
Cite this entry
APA

good sport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20sport

MLA

“good sport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20sport. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good sport,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20sport.

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