Definitions

composed

[kuhm-pohzd] / kəmˈpoʊzd /

ADJECTIVE

calm, collected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confident easygoing levelheaded poised relaxed self-assured serene tranquil unflappable unruffled

STRONG

calmed cool possessed quieted repressed sedate soothed suppressed

WEAK

at ease clearheaded commonsensical cool as cucumber disimpassioned dispassionate easy have one's act together imperturbable keeping a stiff upper lip keeping one's shirt on nonchalant not turn a hair placid self-possessed sensible serious staid sure of oneself temperate together untroubled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated nervous upset worried

STRONG

excited

WEAK

angered annoyed aroused distressed perturbed

Example Sentences

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A composed run of 81 from Asia's first world champion took the contest to a 23rd frame.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A quick mushroom sauce does the trick: earthy, glossy, just rich enough to make everything feel composed.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Most electoral lists were aligned with Abbas's secular-nationalist Fatah movement or composed of independents.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Private credit is mostly composed of loans to middle-market businesses extended by asset managers, who don’t face the same close supervision as banks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Today in the United States there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations composed of nearly three million people.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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