poised
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5.1
- adjective
- /pɔɪzd/
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sereno
- In the midst of chaos, she remained poised and confident, calmly addressing the crowd.
You look witty, you look quick, you look poised.
- You look witty, you look quick, you look poised.
- But Griffin, I mean, he is, he's just so poised throughout that you can see his plan, like he has a plan the whole time.
- So I guess it kind of just gave me a more like, I don't know, I could be guessing, you know, but I made me made be made me more poised.
- I don't care how poised they are or how well lit they are.
- When I look at you, you know you, you seem to have poised in those moments, but I could see the visible hurt walking off of that field.
Examples
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You have a reputation for being very poised, very calm, very even keeled.
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And the dog is just kind of poised and, you know, calm, kind of sitting relaxed.
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But Griffin, I mean, he is, he's just so poised throughout that you can see his plan, like he has a plan the whole time.
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Even when faced with challenging questions, the speaker was poised and articulate.
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The athlete was poised at the starting line, focused and ready for the race ahead.
Synonyms
715
2.5
Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen
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7.2
Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations
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5.9
A person who is calm and does not show strong feelings
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4.3
Calm and in control of your feelings during stress
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9.5
Calm and steady in difficult situations
Calm and in control during a difficult situation
Calm and in control of your feelings in difficult situations
Antonyms
How Poised
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Poised comes from an old word for weight and the Latin root pendere meaning 'to hang' or 'to weigh', which gives the idea of balance like a steady pendulum. That's why when someone is poised they seem calm, balanced and in control.