Synonyms for poised
pɔɪzdpoised

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "poised":

   prepared

How to pronounce poised?

How to say poised in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use poised in a sentence?

1. Boris Johnson:

   I would just say to people in the United States that this is something that America historically does and has to do, and that is to step up for peace and freedom and democracy, and if we let Russian President Vladimir Putin get away with it, and just annex, conquer sizable parts of a free, independent, sovereign country, which is what Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to do... then the consequences for the world are absolutely catastrophic.

2. Karen Donfried:

   I think that is a very clear signal that we are poised to move in a dramatic way if Russia does undertake further military aggression against Ukraine.

3. Katrina Berger:

   Businesses that knowingly hire illegal aliens create an unfair advantage over their competing businesses, in addition, they take jobs away from U.S. citizens and legal residents, and they create an atmosphere poised for exploiting an illegal workforce.

4. Sawyer Hackett:

   Latinos are poised to be the biggest nonwhite voting bloc in November, to give Latino leaders the same amount of time as Republicans at the Democratic National Convention is absurd.

5. Suzanne Scott:

   Of the films Fox is slated to release for the remainder of 2019, Ad Astra seems the one that is most poised to be a crossover success with a wide array of audience demographics, because Fox is coming off of a string of underperforming films they are likely pinning their hopes on this film.