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View synonyms for composed

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • comˈposedness, noun
  • composedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • com·pos·ed·ly [k, uh, m-, poh, -zid-lee], adverb
  • com·posed·ness noun
  • uncom·posed adjective
  • well-com·posed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of composed1

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

See calm.
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Example Sentences

Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.

It might seem obvious to say that novels are “fictitious,” but certain ones are composed almost entirely of facts.

The new book is composed of four one-scene stories of about 50 pages each that are set in the two weeks before Christmas.

Political or not, shown in New York or Budapest, it is a worthy achievement composed with taste and subtlety.

Other U.S. officials tell The Daily Beast that the group is composed of senior al Qaeda planners focused on attacking the West.

Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

The expression of his features was calm and composed, and his eyes were raised to heaven with a look of hope and supplication.

In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.

When d'Aubran entered, the Seneschal was composed and in his wonted habit of ponderous dignity.

For a long time she met with the usual rejections, and it was a year or more before anything she composed received any notice.

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