surefootedadjective
uk/ˈʃɔːˌfʊt.ɪd/us/ˈʃʊrˌfʊt̬.ɪd/surefooted adjective (NOT FALLING)
able easily to walk on rough ground, without falling:
a surefooted goat/llama/mule
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Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- swagger
- troop
- waltz
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surefooted adjective (CONFIDENT)
showing confidence and the ability to make good judgments in a difficult situation
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Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertiveness training
- assured
- brass
- breezy
- dogmatic
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- ego
- forwardness
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- positively
- rakish
- safe
- sassy
- self-assertive
- self-assured
- self-belief
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surefootedly
adverb uk/ˈʃɔːˌfʊt.ɪd.li/us/ˈʃʊrˌfʊt̬.ɪd.li/
surefootedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃɔːˌfʊt.ɪd.nəs/us/ˌʃʊrˈfʊt̬.ɪd.nəs/