self-poised
11poised — [[t]pɔ͟ɪzd[/t]] 1) ADJ If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If someone is poised to do… …
12poised — /poyzd/, adj. 1. (of a person) composed, dignified, and self assured. 2. being in balance or equilibrium: a balloon poised on the nose of a seal. 3. teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster. 4. hovering or suspended in or as… …
13self-controlled — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, accepting, armed with patience, assured, automated, automatic, automatous, balanced, collected, composed, confident, controlled, cybernated, disciplined, endurant, enduring, equanimous, equilibrious, firm… …
14self-important — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, assured, big, big league, big name, big time, bigwig, bigwigged, bloated, bombastic, cocksure, complacent, conceited, confident, consequential, considerable, convinced, decided, determined, double barreled,… …
15self-reliant — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, assured, autarchic, autarkic, autonomous, cocksure, confident, convinced, decided, determined, erect, free spirited, freewheeling, house proud, hubristic, independent, individualistic, inner directed, neutral …
16self-confident — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, assertive, assured, balanced, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, convinced, decided, definite, determined, equanimous, equilibrious, erect, house proud, hubristic, independent, levelheaded,… …
17self-possessed — Synonyms and related words: aloof, assured, balanced, calm, collected, composed, confident, controlled, cool, detached, dignified, easy, easygoing, equanimous, equilibrious, even tempered, firm minded, forward, imperturbable, importunate,… …
18self-assured — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, assured, balanced, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, convinced, decided, determined, equanimous, equilibrious, hubristic, levelheaded, overconfident, oversure, overweening, persuaded, poised, pompous …
19self-restrained — Synonyms and related words: assured, balanced, collected, composed, confident, controlled, equanimous, equilibrious, firm minded, forward, importunate, independent, levelheaded, poised, pushy, recollected, self asserting, self assertive, self… …
20poised — Synonyms and related words: apoise, arrogant, assured, balanced, calm, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, controlled, convinced, cool, decided, determined, dignified, easy, easygoing, equanimous, equibalanced, equilibrious, equiponderant,… …
