Antonyms for unpoised

Grammar : Adj

Spell : poizd

Phonetic Transcription : pɔɪzd

Definition of unpoised

Origin : early 15c., "weight, quality of being heavy," later "significance, importance" (mid-15c.), from Old French pois "weight, balance, consideration" (12c., Modern French poids), from Medieval Latin pesum "weight," from Latin pensum "something weighted or weighed," (source of Provençal and Catalan pes, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian peso), noun use of neuter past participle of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant).
The sense of "steadiness, composure" first recorded 1640s, from notion of being equally weighted on either side (1550s). Meaning "balance" is from 1711; meaning "way in which the body is carried" is from 1770.

As in insecure : adj uncertain, worried
As in boorish : adj crude, awkward
As in diffident : adj hesitant; unconfident

Example sentences :

She had fancied she could make Mary cry and beg for silence, be afraid and unpoised.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

Hope persuaded him that Margaret was only a girl, still sentimental and unpoised.
Extract from : « The Day of the Beast » by Zane Grey

She stopped, and with a growl of anger wheeled and boxed the cubs right and left like a worried, unpoised mother.
Extract from : « Watched by Wild Animals » by Enos A. Mills

Synonyms for unpoised

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