flat-footed Synonyms

flat-footed Meaning

Wordnet

flat-footed (s)

with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe

unprepared and unable to react quickly

having broad flat feet that usually turn outward

forthright and explicit

Webster

flat-footed (a.)

Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep.

Firm-footed; determined.

flat-footed Sentence Examples

  1. The child stood flat-footed in the puddle, splashing water all around.
  2. She stood flat-footed in the middle of the room, not sure what to do next.
  3. The soldiers marched flat-footed through the town, their boots making loud noises.
  4. The man walked flat-footed up to the counter, his face grim.
  5. The woman stood flat-footed in front of the mirror, admiring her new dress.
  6. The tree stood tall and flat-footed in the forest, its branches reaching towards the sky.
  7. He lay flat-footed on the couch, too tired to move.
  8. The cat stood flat-footed on the windowsill, watching the birds outside.
  9. The little girl walked flat-footed through the park, her eyes wide with wonder.
  10. The boy stood flat-footed before the principal, his heart pounding in his chest.

FAQs About the word flat-footed

with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe, unprepared and unable to react quickly, having broad flat feet that usually turn outward, forthright and explicitHavin

underprepared, unready,unprepared, untrained,half-cocked, half-baked,unqualified

ready, conditioned, fit, prepared, conditioned, go, ready, fit, prepared, go

The child stood flat-footed in the puddle, splashing water all around.

She stood flat-footed in the middle of the room, not sure what to do next.

The soldiers marched flat-footed through the town, their boots making loud noises.

The man walked flat-footed up to the counter, his face grim.