Poised Synonyms and Antonyms

poizd
To remain stationary over a place or object
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hovered
  2. hung
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. braced
  2. perched
  3. suspended
  4. supported
  5. balanced
  6. steadied
  7. stabilized
  8. maintained
  9. graced
  10. calmed
Antonyms:
  1. dropped
  2. fallen
In full control of your faculties
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. collected
  2. self-contained
  3. equanimous
  4. self-collected
  5. self-possessed

Poised Sentence Examples

  • Jonathan was poised to enter his teens in style and a deformed left arm wasn't going to hold him back.

  • It poised for a moment and then took a dive off the cliff.

  • Poised in the middle of turning a page, she froze.

  • The country was beautiful, poised on the edge of spring.

  • About two hundred yards away a lone wolf stood poised for flight, watching them cautiously.

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