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Synonyms for poise
pɔɪzpoise
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Princeton's WordNet
poisenoun
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
Synonyms:
assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, coolpoisenoun
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
Synonyms:
assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, coolaplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froidverb
great coolness and composure under strain
"keep your cool"
Synonyms:
assuredness, sang-froid, aplomb, coolpoiseverb
be motionless, in suspension
"The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
brace, poiseverb
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Synonyms:
brace, stabilize, energize, arouse, energise, stabilise, steady, balance, perk up, stimulatepoiseverb
cause to be balanced or suspended
poise, balanceverb
hold or carry in equilibrium
Synonyms:
equilibrize, brace, equilibrate, balance, equilibrise
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
poisenoun
Synonyms:
balance, equilibrium, equipoisepoiseverb
Synonyms:
balance, hold or place in equilibrium
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
poisenoun
Synonyms:
equipoise, balance, equilibriumpoiseverb
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1457 | cool | |
#1963 | balance | |
#7181 | steady | |
#9912 | cursor | |
#12747 | stimulate | |
#16663 | brace | |
#19215 | temper | |
#23728 | stabilize | |
#41399 | energize | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#46334 | composure | |
#49465 | poise | |
#64443 | stabilise | |
#88559 | aplomb | |
#97124 | energise | |
#142028 | equilibrate | |
#296139 | assuredness |
How to use poise in a sentence?
What I loved was the fact that our guys were able to regather themselves, had our poise and composure about ourselves, in terms of being able to finish out practice, i thought credit to both teams to be able to do that because you see when things get chippy early on, sometimes you end up having to cancel those practices. We definitely didnt want to lose that practice opportunity and to the players credit, we didnt.
You're on the road, hostile environment--you need to have poise, you need to slow down, execute the play, what happens sometimes in those situations (is that) I think it's really important that you trust each other, and I think a lot of our guys think they need to make the play. And their heart's in the right place, but that's when we need to trust each other on both ends of the floor.
This was a very innocuous situation that was escalated by the deputies, if those young men had not maintained their poise. Let's say they walked towards the officers to try to explain what had happened to them or if they reached for a cellphone to call their parents, they could have potentially been shot or seriously injured or killed.
It just shows us how connected we are (against) a team like that that can get in your head and press and cause turnovers, it just shows our poise throughout the game: Just stay level-headed and keep going at it.
We don’t want two strong candidates to shred each other and duke it out in the boxing ring and see the best man standing, hopefully grace, dignity, poise, smarts, calculation – because in the end we’re all wanting to support the nominee.
Translations for poise
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- اتزانArabic
- Fassung, Gelassenheit, Haltung, Ausdruck, GleichgewichtGerman
- equilibrioSpanish
- tasapaino, poisi, arvokkuus, luontevuus, itsevarmuusFinnish
- assurance, équilibre, aisance, aplomb, sang-froidFrench
- stato di graziaItalian
- 落ち着きJapanese
- 평정Korean
- status rigidusLatin
- kroppsholdningNorwegian
- изготавливаться, уравновешенностьRussian
- poazSerbo-Croatian
- ชั่งThai
- באַלאַנסירןYiddish
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