Antonyms of adj afoot

2 senses of afoot

Sense 1
afoot (predicate) -- (traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning")

INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving -- (not in motion)

Sense 2
afoot (predicate), underway -- (currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway")

INDIRECT (VIA current) -> noncurrent -- (not current or belonging to the present time)

Similarity of adj afoot

2 senses of afoot

Sense 1
afoot (predicate) -- (traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning")
       => moving (vs. nonmoving) -- (in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine")

Sense 2
afoot (predicate), underway -- (currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway")
       => current (vs. noncurrent) -- (occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position")

Synonyms of adv afoot

1 sense of afoot

Sense 1
afoot -- (on foot; walking; "they went to the village afoot"; "quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback")

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