SURE-FOOTEDNESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sure-footedness

noun

as in agility

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Noun

That kind of co-creation requires deep reserves of speed and agility from our teams.

— Suzanne Konstance, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
They were seen climbing, pausing, recalculating, and then moving forward again with surprising agility.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of agility

Noun

In an introductory video, executives said Goldfarb built a $3 billion business by displaying stamina, tenacity, quick-wittedness, nimbleness and always a healthy dose of creativity.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Rather than chasing growth, businesses across a range of industries should pursue nimbleness.

— Richard McCathron, Fortune, 25 May 2026

Definition of nimbleness

Noun

The film will explore how the band’s trials and tribulations, personal resilience, and musical dexterity combined to create enduring masterpieces.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Its components must balance dexterity, durability, cost, and ease of maintenance, particularly as the robot moves toward wider industrial use.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dexterity

Noun

But his approach is from a position of deftness and strength, not desperation.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Astor’s body was dredged from the drink, shipped from Nova Scotia to New York, and attended to by Crandall with such deftness that his funeral featured a public viewing.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of deftness

Noun

Woven through the movie are hundreds of photographs that were shot by Richard Avedon, and there’s no question that the images are stunning, but the way the movie layers them into your consciousness is nearly musical in its finesse.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Outside of three seasons under Flores, the Dolphins tenures of Gase and McDaniel were mostly marked by finesse.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of finesse

Noun

Additionally, much of China’s industrial policy aims to build self-reliance, which, by definition, focuses on duplicative investments that buttress domestic industrial prowess without necessarily adding efficiency.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
Demonstrating a big margin of victory, fundraising prowess and the electoral strength to help other Democrats win sends a strong signal to donors and party activists, analysts say.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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