Synonyms for composed
kəmˈpoʊzdcom·posed

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1. composed

   That is calm which is free from disturbance or agitation; in the physical sense, free from violent motion or action; in the mental or spiritual realm, free from excited or disturbing emotion or passion. We speak of a calm sea, a placid lake, a serene sky, a still night, a quiet day, a quiet home. We speak, also, of "still waters," "smooth sailing," which are different modes of expressing freedom from manifest agitation. Of mental conditions, one is calm who triumphs over a tendency to excitement; cool, if he scarcely feels the tendency. One may be calm by the very reaction from excitement, or by the oppression of overpowering emotion, as we speak of the calmness of despair. One is composed who has subdued excited feeling; he is collected when he has every thought, feeling, or perception awake and at command. Tranquil refers to a present state, placid, to a prevailing tendency. We speak of a tranquil mind, a placid disposition. The serene spirit dwells as if in the clear upper air, above all storm and shadow.

   The star of the unconquered will,
   He rises in my breast,
   Serene, and resolute, and still,
   And calm, and self-possessed.
   

   Longfellow Light of Stars st. 7.

   Synonyms:
   calm, collected, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

   Antonyms:
   agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful

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1. composedadjective

   serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

   "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"

   Antonyms:
   fazed, embarrassed, unstrung, disconcerted, discombobulated, flustered, discomposed, chagrined, perturbed, hot and bothered(p), red-faced, rattled, bothered, blushful, abashed, blushing(a), daunted

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1. composedadjective

   Synonyms:
   calm, quiet, unruffled, undisturbed, unmoved, tranquil, placid, sedate, collected, imperturbable, cool

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1. List of paraphrases for "composed":

   comprised, compound, consisting, compounds, comprising, composite, formed, composition, consisted, constituted, trained, compounded, staffed

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1. Anselme Nsabimana:

   The gunmen are composed of all ethnic groups and are from different provinces of Burundi.

2. Edgar Quinet:

   The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world.

3. Frank Moore Colby:

   Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts apathy to one of brotherly love.

4. Elie Wiesel:

   There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you.

5. clinton.9996_quote:

   True love stories never have endings. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. I would rather share one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone. The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.