Synonyms for poised
pɔɪzdpoised

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1. poisedadjective

   marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

   "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"

   Synonyms:
   collected, self-possessed, equanimous, self-contained, self-collected

   Antonyms:
   unbalanced, discomposed, imbalanced

2. collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessedadjective

   in full control of your faculties

   "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"

   Synonyms:
   gathered, self-possessed, equanimous, collected, self-contained, self-collected

   Antonyms:
   imbalanced, discomposed, unbalanced

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1. List of paraphrases for "poised":

   prepared

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1. James Akinjo:

   We wanted to stay poised, we’re the No. 1 team and everybody is going to see how you respond to situations like that. When we got down, we never panicked. I was just trying to keep us all poised. That’s my job at point guard.

2. David Axelrod:

   She was poised she was passionate and she was in command, if I were her campaign I would be thrilled with what she did tonight.

3. Michael Blackwell:

   I'm very concerned that the profession is poised to lose public trust, i don't think we can gain public trust if the perception exists of a conflict of interest.

4. Mike White:

   He was terrific, he was poised. He played within himself. He missed a couple, and his confidence level didn’t waver. He demanded it.

5. Nevyn Nah:

   We are poised for some tightening of supplies in the East and that's why we're seeing some recent strength across the near-term time spreads, it also appears Western supplies are tightening, as is reflected in the fuel oil barge swaps, and the run cuts in Europe further denting supply will serve to limit the availability of replacement barrels.