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1
as in serene, cool
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- collected,
- composed,
- cool,
- coolheaded,
- recollected,
- self-possessed,
- serene,
- tranquil,
- unperturbed,
- unshaken
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poised
verb
past tense of poise
Synonyms & Antonyms of poised (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
- the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference
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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
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“Poised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poised. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of poised was in 1626
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