POISE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For POISE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| agitated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • troubled emotionally and usually deeply • physically disturbed or set in motion | ||||||
| awkward | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance adjective satellite • causing inconvenience • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • not elegant or graceful in expression • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment • socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner | ||||||
| clumsy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking grace in movement or posture • not elegant or graceful in expression • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||
| discomposed | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • having your composure disturbed | ||||||
| flustered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | ||||||
| nervous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the nervous system adjective satellite • easily agitated • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety • excited in anticipation • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | ||||||
| tense | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||
| ungraceful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking grace; clumsy | ||||||
| unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||
