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单词 poised
释义

poised

adjective

ˈpȯizd How to pronounce poised (audio)
: having poise:
a
: marked by balance or equilibrium
b
: marked by easy composure of manner or bearing

Example Sentences

The actors were poised on the stage, ready for the curtain to come up. She held the pencil poised over the paper. The company is poised for success. She seemed poised to take on the leadership of the country. He is now poised to become the next big star in country music. a city poised between the mountains and the sea a group of people poised between hope and fear See More
Recent Examples on the Web Mayfield went 6-7 as a rookie, and seemed poised to take the Browns to the playoffs in 2019. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 6 July 2022 Baseball’s best team seemed poised to take the entire three-game set and six-game season series against Cleveland. Tim Withers, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022 Boys’ Latin lacrosse scored the first five goals at rival St. Paul’s and seemed poised to comfortably claim the top seed in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs. Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2022 Halep appeared more poised and aggressive, pumping her fists and shouting after several big points. Andrew L. John, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022 As the early speed faded, Messier had first run at the lead before Epicenter swept by and seemed poised to give trainer Steve Asmussen his first Derby victory. Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 7 May 2022 As the early speed faded, Messier had first run at the lead before Epicenter swept by and seemed poised to give trainer Steve Asmussen his first Derby victory. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2022 Rounding the finalists’ ring with a poised and powerful stride, Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy. Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022 The 6-foot Young is accurate, poised and inventive. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined above

poised 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in confident

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • confident
  • unperturbed
  • composed
  • collected
  • unshaken
  • secure
  • assured
  • serene
  • optimistic
  • coolheaded
  • recollected
  • tranquil
  • hopeful
  • rosy
  • self-possessed
  • upbeat
  • proud
  • cool
  • complacent
  • self-assured
  • important
  • sanguine
  • self-confident
  • unflappable
  • conceited
  • imperturbable
  • unshakable
  • smug
  • self-affected
  • nerveless
  • vain
  • prideful
  • pompous
  • self-pleased
  • vainglorious
  • disciplined
  • self-contented
  • egotistic
  • self-asserting
  • self-satisfied
  • egoistic
  • self-complacent
  • self-poised
  • self-applauding
  • overweening
  • egotistical
  • self-centered
  • self-important
  • self-conceited
  • egoistical
  • unself-conscious
  • stuck-up
  • self-composed
  • self-controlled
  • self-collected
  • self-sufficient
  • self-promoting
  • self-reliant
  • self-contained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • timid
  • modest
  • meek
  • diffident
  • humble
  • insecure
  • nervous
  • unassuming
  • quiet
  • unassertive
  • jittery
  • shy
  • reserved
  • unpretentious
  • jumpy
  • demure
  • self-distrustful
  • bashful
  • self-doubting
  • mousy
  • overmodest
  • mousey
  • self-reproving
  • self-reproachful
  • self-critical
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2
as in hovering

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hovering
  • gliding
  • wafting
  • awash
  • sailing
  • hanging
  • afloat
  • floating
  • drifting
  • unsinkable
  • buoyant
  • free-floating
  • floaty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sunk
  • sinking
  • aground
  • high and dry

poised

2 of 2

verb

past tense of poise
1
as in braced
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • braced
  • fortified
  • readied
  • strengthened
  • nerved
  • steeled
  • armed
  • forearmed
  • bolstered
  • emboldened
  • inspired
  • encouraged
  • sustained
  • reinforced
  • enforced
  • inured
  • hardened
  • psyched (up)
  • toughened
  • roused
  • buttressed
  • heartened
  • seasoned
  • rallied
  • comforted
  • supported
  • boosted
  • stirred
  • reenforced
  • buoyed (up)
  • propped (up)
  • cheered (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shook
  • daunted
  • unnerved
  • discouraged
  • disheartened
  • softened
  • undercut
  • undermined
  • weakened
  • demoralized
  • dispirited
  • tired
  • sapped
  • debilitated
  • enervated
  • enfeebled
  • prostrated
  • psyched (out)
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2
as in hovered
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 & Similar Words

  • hovered
  • floated
  • sailed
  • glided
  • drifted
  • swam
  • rid
  • wafted
  • rode
  • bobbed
  • dangled
  • hung
  • hanged
  • suspended
  • buoyed
  • ballooned
  • rafted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • settled
  • sunk
  • plunged
  • sank
  • lunged
  • dived
  • dipped
  • immersed
  • submerged
  • dove
  • submersed
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