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sure-footed

adjective

Definition of sure-footednext
as in adroit

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Recent Examples of sure-footed Bring waterproof, sure-footed shoes — while the hike isn’t particularly treacherous, the trail can get slick. — New York Times, 4 June 2026 The outsole’s sturdy rubber grip kept him sure-footed, and the shoes remained comfortable even after an afternoon of exploring a medieval city on foot. — Mary Beth Skylis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 If Kyle Tucker had been a little more sure-footed on a line drive over his head to lead off the second inning, Yamamoto might have had a perfect-game bid going into the sixth. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 And, as the past few weeks have shown, attitudes have a way of overshooting and eventually throwing investors off-balance, even in what’s generally been a sure-footed bull market. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-footed
  1. adroit
  2. dexterous
  3. fleet-footed
  4. deft
  5. athletic
  6. balletic
Adjective
  • Norway’s options are now abundant, and often adroit and inventive, too.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Today, especially for digitally adroit customers, opening a new account with a neobank offering a better APR is seamless.
    — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
Definition of adroit
Adjective
  • How much tactile data will be required for breakthroughs in dexterous tasks remains unclear.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Cherki, as ever, was a lot of fun to watch and unlucky not to score with a shot that hit the post after some dexterous footwork.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dexterous
Adjective
  • Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of fleet-footed
Adjective
  • The tiebreak saw them trade mistakes, punctuated by a jaw-dropping point of lunging, acrobatic improvisation that Shelton won with a deft lob that sent Alcaraz sliding with his back to the net.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Giannetos is the artist behind Amal’s covetable hair, who crafted more boho brunette shades of caramel-brown and deft, light layers for the lawyer and humanitarian this summer.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of deft
Adjective
  • Following the coach’s firing in July 2023, more than 260 Northwestern faculty members signed a petition calling for the stadium plans to be halted until at least athletic department’s problems could be sorted out.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lately, they’re increasingly placed asymmetrically, a detail borrowed from athletic shoes that’s now trickling down to streetwear.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of athletic
Adjective
  • The combat scenes, frequently pitting Latif’s sharpened steel against more popular American weaponry, are staged with whirling verve, wit and, best of all, balletic coherence.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Grosgrain details and side seaming borrow from balletic pointe shoes.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of balletic

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“Sure-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-footed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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