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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or get upright |
| Synonyms: | be erect, be on feet, be vertical, cock, dispose, erect, jump up, locate, mount, place, poise, position, put, rank, rise, set, settle |
| Antonyms: | lay, lie, sit |
| Main Entry: | tact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finesse, thoughtfulness |
| Synonyms: | acumen, acuteness, address, adroitness, amenity, aptness, care, common sense, consideration, control, courtesy, delicacy, delicatesse, diplomacy, discernment, discretion, discrimination, gallantry, good taste, head, horse sense, intelligence, judgment, penetration, perception, perspicacity, poise, policy, politicness, presence, prudence, refinement, repose, savoir faire, sensitivity, skill, smoothness, suavity, subtlety, tactfulness, understanding, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, indiscretion, tactlessness, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | temper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calmness |
| Synonyms: | calm, composure, cool, coolness, equanimity, good humor, moderation, poise, self-control, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | upset, wrath |
| Main Entry: | aplomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assurance |
| Synonyms: | balance, confidence, coolness, equanimity, nerve, nonchalance, poise, self-possession, surety, tact |
| Antonyms: | gaucheness |
| Main Entry: | wisdom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insight, common sense |
| Synonyms: | acumen, astuteness, balance, brains, caution, circumspection, clear thinking, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, erudition, experience, foresight, good judgment, gumption*, horse sense, information, intelligence, judgment, judiciousness, knowledge, learning, pansophy, penetration, perspicacity, poise, practicality, prudence, reason, sagacity, sageness, sanity, sapience, savoir faire, savvy*, shrewdness, solidity, sophistication, stability, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, stupidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | savoir faire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tact |
| Synonyms: | Aukflarung, cultivation, diplomacy, graciousness, poise, savoir-faire, savvy, social grace, social know-how, sophistication, suavity, worldliness |
| Main Entry: | smoothness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finesse |
| Synonyms: | acumen, adroitness, charm, decorum, elegance, gracefulness, poise, skill, suavity, tact |
| Main Entry: | self-assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidence |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, poise |
| Antonyms: | diffidence, unsureness |
| Main Entry: | self-possession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calmness |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, composure, countenance, equanimity, poise, self-confidence |
| Antonyms: | agitation, discomposure |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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