padded floors

Cushioned walking surface

Padded floors are floors covered with soft, cushioned material to absorb impact and prevent injury.

They appear in gymnastics facilities, martial arts studios, children's play areas, and psychiatric units.

The phrase padded room or padded cell evokes institutional confinement—a space where someone might harm themselves: They'll cart you off to a padded room if you keep talking like that.

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foam · safety · tumbling · landing · thick · bouncy · bounce house · wrestling · dojo · playroom · play area · kids zone · crash · springy · squishy · martial arts · protective · rubber

Opposites
floor surface hardness/cushioning

padded floorsconcrete floors

Solid poured building base

bare concrete · hardwood floors · tile floors · marble floors · linoleum

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G