surefooted

Examples

• All

• Nothing in the animal world is more surefooted than a tree lizard.

  Academic text (1990)

• " You're as surefooted as a mountain goat on that rocky trail.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Marie-Santana had used a path made by goats far more surefooted than he when she went looking for the boatman.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The mountain goat is known for being surefooted, able to navigate steep cliffs without slipping.

• She climbed the rocky trail with surefooted grace, avoiding any missteps despite the uneven ground.

• His surefooted movements in the dance demonstrated his confidence and poise even on stage.

Synonyms

S

sure-footed

vssurefooted

1 4.0

Able to move steadily on rough or steep ground

applies to confident stable movement in general rather than only on rough ground

F

footsure

vssurefooted

• Archaic

7.1

Steady when moving and unlikely to trip

focuses on physical stable movement on rough or uneven ground rather than figurative certainty

Antonyms

C

clumsy

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

U

unsteady

16 3.3

Not firm or balanced and likely to fall

How Steady

surefooted

5.8

balanced

101 1.0

to steady

41 3.4

unsteady

16 3.3

clumsy

73 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology