SURE-FOOTEDNESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sure-footedness

noun

as in agility

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Noun

Open platforms are gaining ground because modern robotics demands a level of agility, interoperability and innovation that no single organization can deliver alone.

— John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Penix tried a similar process in Week 1, going through agility and movement drills to see how his knee reacted.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of agility

Noun

His goal late against the Leafs was due and showed his hands and dexterity for a big man taking a puck off the wall and patting it in at the post.

— Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The patented fingertip design is rolled with no seams and provides two layers of protection without limiting your dexterity.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 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

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Technically speaking, Amber turns in a pretty stellar week-one cha-cha, and the notes from the judges are mostly about finesse and refinement.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
These reproductions are surprisingly effective, partly because the tapestry was made by many hands to begin with, and free embroidery is not an art of finesse.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of finesse

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