Flat-footed
Flat-footed adjective - With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe.
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Synonyms for Flat-footed
Unexpected and flat-footed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unexpected" instead an adjective phrase "Flat-footed".
Unexpected
Unexpected adjective - Not expected.
Flat-footed and unexpected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flat-footed" instead an adjective "Unexpected".
Nearby Words: unexpectedly, unexpectedness
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Things like that just didn't happen to me, suddenly being bailed out by an unexpected ally, just seconds after being caught flat-footed.
Source: Deus ex Machina -
In The Ultimates, Smug Snake Herr Kleiser seems to react this way every time he's caught flat-footed when something unexpected disrupts his plans.
Source: Oh Crap / Comics
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Unexpected and Flat-footed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flat-footed/unexpected
Flat-footed & Unexpected. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flat-footed/unexpected>.
Unexpected or Flat-footed. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flat-footed/unexpected.
