Synonyms for poised
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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. Grover Norquist:

   This is poised to be a big moment and shows how far we've come, even in the 2000s, there were bigots who would attack any Muslim for getting a job within the Bush administration.

2. Richard Horsey:

   The elections are poised to be the most credible since the 1950s and that's significant.

3. 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.

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. Ala Stanford:

   If there was anybody poised and ready to do this, it was us.