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View definitions for self possessed

self possessed

adjective as in nerveless

adjective as in sure

adjective as in unflappable

adjective as in self-possessed

adjective as in calm

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Example Sentences

Later, when I interviewed Bolotov, a tall, self-possessed man, no apology for the confrontation was offered.

The saucy and self-possessed singer had kicked her cocaine drug habit and hired a new manager, Lupe De Leon.

Neither trigger-happy nor hesitant, but steely, self-possessed, and clear-eyed.

Even the more polished, informed, self-possessed Romney seems cursed with an Eddie Haskell air of insincerity and deceitfulness.

By the late 1980s, the saucy and self-possessed singer had kicked her drug habit and hired a new manager, Lupe De Leon.

In them the tragedy of life was tumultuously visible, yet they were serene, self-possessed, even steady in their quiet simplicity.

Stanley and Jim also, with several of the officers on board, were cool and self-possessed, and able to render good service.

He seemed to be wonderfully self-possessed, and his manners were those, as far as I could judge, of a well-bred young gentleman.

His distress contrasted strongly with the calm, self-possessed demeanour of the beautiful Thyra at this time of supreme peril.

He knew it would do Jack good to yield to his sorrow for a brief while, for he would soon become cooler and more self-possessed.

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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-possessed, such as: collected, composed, confident, cool, easy, and poised.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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