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Synonyms for composure
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhm-poh-zher |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpoʊ ʒər |
Top 10 synonyms for composure Other synonyms for the word composure
- accord
- assurance
- balance
- calm
- contentment
- control
- cool
- cool head
- coolheadedness
- coolness
- dispassion
- ease
- even temper
- evenness
- harmony
- imperturbability
- inexcitability
- levelheadedness
- moderation
- nonchalance
- peace of mind
- placidity
- polish
- presence of mind
- quiet
- quietude
- repose
- sang-froid
- sedateness
- self-possession
- stability
- tranquility
Définition of composure
Origin :- c.1600, "composition" (also, in early use, with many senses now given to compound), from compose + -ure. Sense of "tranquility, calmness" is first recorded 1660s, from composed "calm" (1620s). For sense, cf. colloquial to fall apart "to lose one's composure."
- noun calmness, collectedness
- Had the encounter been anticipated his composure would perhaps have failed him.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I remembered the object of my visit, and struggled for composure.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I will now favor the company with a song of my own composure.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There was no lessening of the bride's composure as she replied, with a little shrug.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- That day she embroidered with her usual application and composure.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Yet they behaved with Oriental composure and calmly accepted the inevitable.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- He remained silent for a few moments, that she might regain her composure.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- She answered with composure, 'I should think that very likely.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I endeavoured to listen with composure to whatever was going on.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for composure
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