Unpoised [adjective]

Definition of Unpoised:

uncertain, worried

Synonyms of Unpoised:

● Afraid

● Unsure

● Hesitant

● Touchy

● Shaky

● Apprehensive

● Anxious

● Uptight

● Troubled

● Diffident

● Jumpy

● Questioning

● Up in the air

● Vague

● Delphic

● Choked

● Hanging by thread

● On thin ice

● Touch and go

● Unassured

● Unconfident


Opposite/Antonyms of Unpoised:

● Sound

● Safe

● Secure

● Unworried

● Quiet

● At ease

● Calm

● Sure

● Definite

● Certain

● Happy

● Cool

● Protected

● Guarded

● Confident

● Collected

● Peaceful

● Unwavering

● Unafraid

● Composed


Sentence/Example of Unpoised:

She had fancied she could make Mary cry and beg for silence, be afraid and unpoised.

Hope persuaded him that Margaret was only a girl, still sentimental and unpoised.

She stopped, and with a growl of anger wheeled and boxed the cubs right and left like a worried, unpoised mother.