Synonyms for equipoised


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ee-kwuh-poiz, ek-wuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi kwəˌpɔɪz, ˈɛk wə-

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Définition of equipoised

Origin :
  • 1650s, a contraction of the phrase equal poise (1550s); see equal (adj.) + poise (n.).
  • As in offset : verb counterbalance, compensate
  • As in equal : verb make even, be even with
Example sentences :
  • This calling was too precarious to suit his equipoised mind.
  • Extract from : « Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution » by L. Carroll Judson
  • Have you not often said that the world has yet to learn the results of an equipoised, many-sided development?
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. » by E. Rameur
  • They equipoised some of that surplus gravity which has at times caused the country to tip up on its eastern edge.
  • Extract from : « The Army Mule and Other War Sketches » by Henry A. Castle
  • And what are we—ripples on the tides of a birthless, deathless, equipoised Creative-Purpose—but little works of Art?
  • Extract from : « The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy » by John Galsworthy

Antonyms for equipoised

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