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

• composedness noun
• composedly adverb
• 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

Sciver-Brunt is the quiet, composed captain who lets her cricket do the talking - exemplified by a sparkling 117 against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.

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It is composed of Latinos, a Black college-bound overachiever, a barely literate country boy and an aggressive goon who chose the Marines over a prison sentence.

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Harris’s pictures have much the same subjects as those taken by the unidentified photographers, but they are composed better, and he used a professional Speed Graphic camera so they have more detail.

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In an earlier analysis, the researchers in Bern constructed investment portfolios that were composed of the 15 top-scoring companies in all of the Drucker Institute rankings categories, except for financial strength.

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Hill explained how local producers can raise better-quality, fatter fish by switching to protein-packed American soybean meal as feed, rather than using the traditional, cheaper “fish meal,” composed of ground-up smaller fish.

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Related Words

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