LIGHT-FOOTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

light-footed

adjective

ˈlīt-ˌfu̇-təd

variants also light-foot

Definition of light-footed

as in graceful

moving easily the light-footed cat crept silently through the house

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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

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Adjective

As with many of the academic cases, there are often no permanent consequences for Pretendians; they are either allowed to continue teaching or granted a graceful retirement.

— Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
The driveway, lined with perennial beds, has a graceful curve on its way to a large circle that allows guests to park near the walkway to the front porch.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of graceful

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For one track on her massive yet agile new album, The Will of Tongues, Davachi works with Phaedrus, an early music flute consort (three tenors, one bass, all modeled on 16th-century instruments), a group whose approach resonates with her own.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

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