Synonyms of light-footed

light-footed

adjective

ˈlīt-ˌfu̇-təd 

variants also light-foot

as in graceful

moving easily

the light-footed cat crept silently through the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graceful
• agile
• nimble
• spry
• lithe
• lithesome
• feline
• balletic
• gracile
• lissome
• lightsome
• light
• acrobatic
• limber
• flexible
• pliant
• dexterous
• featly
• adroit
• supple
• deft
• athletic
• loose-jointed
• pliable
• coordinated
• sure-footed
• fleet-footed
• light-fingered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumbering
• clumsy
• ungainly
• awkward
• gawky
• ungraceful
• graceless
• uncoordinated
• klutzy
• rigid
• stiff
• inflexible
• inept
• maladroit
• bungling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of light-footed

Traditional footwork is a trickster—a genre produced with the purpose of surprising light-footed dancers by introducing new rhythms every few bars. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026

At IndieWire’s special early screening at AMC Century City in LA, Greer was light-footed and fun for a Q&A delivered to a packed house full of her and King’s fans. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025

What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025

At San Dieguito, that builds space for wildlife such as the light-footed Ridgway’s rail and least Bell’s vireo, two native California birds listed by the federal government as in danger of extinction. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, commentators often portrayed the governments of such states as lethargic bureaucracies outwitted by light-footed rebels. — Thomas Hegghammer, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021