surefooted
1
5.5
Confident and reliable when making decisions or taking action
- adjective
- /ˈʃʊrˌfʊtɪd/
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- Sparky insists that she is more surefooted than Eldy in this situation, so she clambered up the ladder and went to work while Eldy worked on the sides of the coach and got the bugs off the front, a job that requires a lot of elbow grease when the buggies are baked on.
Examples
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His surefooted approach to problem-solving impressed everyone during the meeting.
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The hiker felt surefooted as he traversed the rocky terrain without slipping.
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She made a surefooted decision to invest in the project, knowing it would succeed.
Synonyms
sure-footed
vssurefooted
3
4.4
Confident and reliable when making decisions or taking action
is the unhyphenated spelling with identical meaning
sure-handed
vssurefooted
2
6.2
Skilled, steady, and confident when doing a task, often using the hands
is broader covering reliable judgment and action not only task skill
1
7.1
Steady when moving and unlikely to trip
is broader and applies to reliable judgment and action not only movement
Antonyms
How Confident
surefooted
1
5.5
1
5.5
unshakeable
11
4.4
- UK
11
4.4
self-assured
11
4.1
11
4.1
confident
759
2.5
759
2.5
steady
171
1.3
171
1.3
hesitant
72
3.2
72
3.2
uncertain
41
3.9
41
3.9
Surface Forms
surefooted positive
Morphology
Etymology
Surefooted comes from the parts sure ('certain' or 'safe') and foot ('foot'), so it is also used in a figurative way to describe someone who is steady and reliable in their actions or decisions, unlikely to make mistakes.