Definitions

fleet-footed

[fleet-foot-id] / ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

swift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abrupt expeditious hasty nimble quick rapid speedy sudden unexpected

STRONG

cracking express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming short spanking

WEAK

alacritous barrelling breakneck double-quick headlong hurried in nothing flat like crazy like mad on the double pronto shaking a leg short-lived snappy speedball supersonic winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delayed expected lazy leisurely slow

WEAK

sluggish

Example Sentences

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It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Adopting the moniker of Prince, the fleet-footed fighter entertained the masses with his leopard-print shorts and somersaults into the boxing ring.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

PhD student Jared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: "They were these really small, fleet-footed predators that lived in the shadows of other apex predatory dinosaurs."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

But instead he saw old Nestor’s son running toward him, fleet-footed Antilochus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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