composed

[kuhm-pohzd]

adjective

1. calm; tranquil; serene.

   His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.

   Antonyms: agitated

composed

/ kəmˈpəʊzd, kəmˈpəʊzɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. (of people) calm; tranquil; serene

Other Word Forms

• composedly adverb
• composedness noun
• uncomposed adjective
• well-composed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of composed¹

First recorded in 1475–85; compose + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See calm.

Example Sentences

Weatherald fell for a second-ball duck first up, but did enough with a composed 23 alongside Head to warrant another crack in the second Test at Brisbane.

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Another contingent, mostly composed of some of the regional reserve-bank presidents with rotating seats on the Fed’s voting committee, sees greater danger in inflation.

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The band initially denied the claims, later describing themselves as a synthetic project "guided by human creative direction, and composed, voiced and visualised with the support of artificial intelligence".

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“It was genuinely one of the most fun things to shoot when you’ve got the motivation to move freely. Everything in the rest of the film is considered and composed,” says the cinematographer.

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Or you might prefer to peek over the shoulder of Shakespeare as he composed his sonnets, and make helpful suggestions regarding the poetic meter.

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Related Words

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