Antonyms for poise
pɔɪzpoise

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   • Unit Of Viscosity

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1. poisenoun

   a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

   Synonyms:
   assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, cool

2. poisenoun

   a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, cool

3. aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froidverb

   great coolness and composure under strain

   "keep your cool"

   Synonyms:
   assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, cool

4. poiseverb

   be motionless, in suspension

   "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

   Synonyms:
   brace, balance

5. brace, poiseverb

   prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

   Synonyms:
   brace, stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, balance, perk up, stimulate

6. poiseverb

   cause to be balanced or suspended

   Synonyms:
   brace, balance

7. poise, balanceverb

   hold or carry in equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   equilibrize, brace, equilibrate, balance, equilibrise

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1. poisenoun

   Synonyms:
   equipoise, balance, equilibrium

2. poiseverb

   Synonyms:
   balance, librate

How to use poise in a sentence?

1. Kelley Koch:

   We don’t want two strong candidates to shred each other and duke it out in the boxing ring and see the best man standing, hopefully grace, dignity, poise, smarts, calculation – because in the end we’re all wanting to support the nominee.

2. Ryan Johansen:

   It was probably a little more on us and how we sat back and didn’t have enough poise and continue to make plays and have the pace that we were having in the second period especially, that was kind of what we wanted to get back to in overtime, and obviously they scored early on.

3. P. G. Wodehouse:

   At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.

4. Ashley Souza:

   The coaching really helped her gain confidence, and the interviewers were impressed with her updated resume when she arrived, as well as her poise.

5. Audrey Hepburn:

   For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

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