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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-footed

Adjective

Minervini calmed down from there, delivering a more graceful goodbye.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of graceful

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This process of neurogenesis (building new neurons) and constructing new nerve connections (also known as synapses) strengthens your memory and keeps your brain agile and ready to learn.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
Regional industry networks would combine technology and talent to create more agile workforces, new capabilities, lines of business, and growing market shares.

— Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of agile

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light-footed

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