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

Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.

— Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026

Definition of policemen

Noun

On Saturday night, Fort Worth police shot and killed another suspect who pulled a gun on officers following a short car chase that ended near the I-35W service road on the city’s far south side, Garcia said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will move to propose measures related to waiving Boston Police Department residency requirements and allowing retired officers to take shifts as the department faces ongoing staffing challenges.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026

Definition of officers

Noun

The cops then obtained a search warrant for Klayme’s residence and took phones and laptops from his bedroom.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Before finding their bodies, cops attempted to establish a conversation with Keegan Thomas, 33, who had barricaded himself inside the two-story residence.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Definition of cops

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