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

The county counsel is composed of in-house lawyers for the county, providing legal advice to the county’s dozens of apartments.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead, the judge said, she had been "composed enough to tell persuasive and cohesive lies about what had happened".

From BBC

Lawlor was composed in possession, strong in the air and sound with his positioning.

From BBC

California’s 34th District is overwhelmingly composed of renters and includes some of the most densely populated working-class neighborhoods in the country, as well as some of the most rapidly gentrifying sections of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Natural gas is composed mostly of climate-warming methane but also contains other gases such as hydrogen sulfide, which is deadly at high concentrations.

From Salon

Related Words

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