FLATFEET Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

flatfeet

noun

plural of flatfoot, slang

as in policemen

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion

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Noun

The second was when Lula, in response, called Flávio Bolsonaro a vigilante, in a reference to groups linked to policemen that are operating in poor communities in Rio de Janeiro.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of policemen

Noun

Thames Valley officers in February arrested the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office based on information released in the Epstein Files.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
No descriptions of the vehicles or drivers were immediately available but officers encouraged anyone with information to call the CHP’s South Sacramento office at 916-897-5600.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of officers

Noun

With his tires slashed by Todd and cops en route, Fang selects a glossy red muscle car for his getaway.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
On Sunday, cops arrested Larry Powlis, who’d been caught on video leaving the 67-year-old victim’s building the day Panetti’s body was discovered.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of cops

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