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calm and collected

ADJECTIVE

restrained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive

STRONG

chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn

WEAK

bottled-up conservative corked up in charge in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

communicative

STRONG

extroverted friendly outgoing

WEAK

assured bold confident

Example Sentences

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Whatever the circumstance — cold, snow, rain, wind, noise — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is cool, calm and collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

He’s calm and collected, content to spend his lunch break chatting, even though the rehearsal schedule is a breakneck nine days total.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

"Lauren James has a wonderful aura. She is cool, calm, and collected," White said on BBC One.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Bensimon ended Season 2 looking self-centered and detached, while Frankel was calm and collected.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

It means “baffled” or “confused,” not calm and collected.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

calm and collected

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