Synonyms of poising

poising

verb

present participle of poise

1

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracing
• fortifying
• readying
• strengthening
• steeling
• nerving
• forearming
• arming
• psyching (up)
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• bolstering
• inuring
• sustaining
• hardening
• reenforcing
• buttressing
• encouraging
• toughening
• comforting
• stirring
• supporting
• boosting
• propping (up)
• inspiring
• seasoning
• rallying
• emboldening
• rousing
• cheering (up)
• buoying (up)
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• discouraging
• daunting
• unnerving
• demoralizing
• undermining
• disheartening
• softening
• weakening
• undercutting
• sapping
• debilitating
• tiring
• enervating
• prostrating
• dispiriting
• psyching (out)
• enfeebling

2

as in hovering

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovering
• floating
• sailing
• swimming
• drifting
• gliding
• hanging
• riding
• bobbing
• wafting
• dangling
• suspending
• buoying
• rafting
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• sinking
• plunging
• diving
• lunging
• dipping
• immersing
• submerging
• submersing