Poise

/pɔɪz/

Synonyms for "poise" (290 found)

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Closest matches (58)

accommodate act action actions activity acts address adjust affectation air aplomb arrogance aspire assurance assuredness back balance ballast bearing beck

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beckonbecome airbornebehaviorbehavior patternbehavioral normbehavioral sciencebeliefbody languagecalmness cancel carriage certitude charade chironomy

Noun(17 words)

align aplomb articulateness assuredness ataraxia balancebalance in motionbearing calmcalm downcalm energy traitcalm presencecalmnesscalmness during examscalmness of mindcalmnesses calms

Adjective(5 words)

authoritative presencecalm demeanorcalm energycalm energy levelcalm vigor

Verb(2 words)

balance brace

Strong matches (87)

Noun(19 words)

civil calmcollectedness composecompose oneselfcompose oneself calmlycomposure cool counterbalance dignities dignitydisplay calmnesseleganceemotional calmnessequilibrium evenness grace gracefulness graces gracing

claw skywardcocksureness coequality coextension command compensate comportment composure conduct confidence confidentness control conviction cool coolness coordinate correspondence counterbalance counterpoise countervail

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courageculture patterncustom dactylologydeaf-and-dumb alphabetdemeanor deportment dignity diplomacy doing doingsdumb showease equability equality equalize equanimity equate equation equilibrium equipoise equipollence equiponderance equity equivalence equivalency eveneven upevenness facility faith fit float flyfly aloftfolkwaygain altitudegallantry gesticulation gesturegesture languagegesturesgoings ongoings-on grace

Adjective(3 words)

confident bearingcool headdignified demeanor

Related words (145)

guisehand signalhang hover hubris identity imperturbability integrate justice kinesics kiteleave the groundlevellevel headlevelheadedness levelness likeness maintien manner manners

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method methodology methods mienmodus vivendimotion motions movement movements movesobservable behavioroverconfidence oversureness overweening overweeningness pantomime par parallelism parity pattern plane pomposity port pose positiveness possession posture practice praxis prepare presencepresence of mindpride procedure proceeding proportion repose reserve restraint sang-froidsavoir fairesavoir-faire security sedateness self-assurance self-command self-confidence self-control self-importance self-possession self-reliance self-restraint serenitysettled beliefshrugsign languagesoarsocial sciencesophistication spiral spire square stabilitate stabilize staidness stance stasis steadystrike a balancestylesubjective certaintysupport sureness surety symmetry tact tacticstake offtone tranquillity trust uphold wayway of lifewayswell-regulated mindwill zoom

Adjective(7 words)

inner stillnessnatural demeanorpoised demeanorprofessional fluencyspanish tranquilidadsteady balancestoic demeanor

Noun(27 words)

internal balanceitalian calmamost calmlynonchalance offset placidity placidness position posture preparequiet the nervesrepose sang-froid sangfroid self-control sereneness set stabilitystage presencesteadiness

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steady stillnessstillness in the roomstillness wordswedish stillhettranquility unconcern

Verb(3 words)

maintain calm focusmaintain calmnessregain composure

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More general

31 entries

adjustment appearance arrangement balance bear bearing calm calmness carry composure demeanor equanimity equilibrium fixgear uphold

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More specific

15 entries

align balance balancercalm under stresscentered balancecomposure counterweight dignityelegant postureeven footinggrace under pressuregraceful stanceself-possessionstable stanceupright posture

Collocations

11 entries

calm poisedignified poiseeven poisegood poisegrace and poisegraceful poisemaintain poisepoise and gracepoise under pressuresteady poisestrong poise

Inflections

3 entries

poised poises poising

Derivations

2 entries

poised poising

similar

4 entries

balance equilibrate equilibrise equilibrize

Sample sentences

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He has a lot of poise.

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Tom has a lot of poise.

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Eleven-year-old Gracia sits in a chair that is two sizes too big for her, dangling her skinny legs and speaking with poise and wisdom about a life that has not been easy.

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The way Caifeng carries themselves with poise and confidence further enhances her Asian beauty.

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