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poised

verb , past tense of poise

Synonyms and Antonyms of poised

1 to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

Synonyms of poised

braced, forearmed, fortified, nerved, psyched (up), readied, steeled, strengthened

Words Related to poised

hardened, inured, seasoned, toughened

bolstered, boosted, buoyed (up), buttressed, enforced, propped (up), reinforced (also reenforced), supported, sustained

cheered (up), comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, inspired

rallied, roused, stirred

Near Antonyms of poised

daunted, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, psyched (out), shook, unnerved

debilitated, enervated, enfeebled, prostrated, sapped, softened, tired, undercut, undermined, weakened

2 to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

Synonyms of poised

drifted, floated, glided, hovered, hung (also hanged), rode (or chiefly dialectal rid), sailed, swam, wafted

Words Related to poised

bobbed, dangled, suspended

ballooned, rafted

Near Antonyms of poised

dived (or dove), lunged, plunged

dipped, immersed, submerged, submersed

Antonyms of poised

sank (or sunk), settled

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