Antonyms for self-possessed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : self-puh-zest, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf pəˈzɛst, ˌsɛlf- |
Definition of self-possessed
- adj calm
- His movements were graceful and self-possessed, and he had his father's sweetness of voice.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He was too self-possessed, too strongly poised in his own isolation.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Thus did the self-possessed Bunter express himself with great disgust.
- Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad
- The doctor, observant and self-possessed, muttered, "He is very capable of that."
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- She liked the self-possessed manner with which Geraldine greeted her.
- Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham
- Now, gaily as she smiled, her bearing had grown dignified and self-possessed.
- Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- Her expression did not reveal her mood except to hint that she was self-possessed.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- The men were calm, self-possessed, and reasonable, but they were hopeless.
- Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
- Napoleon appeared better: self-possessed, moderate, and genial.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- She was a buxom girl with dark hair and eyes, calm and self-possessed.
- Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
Synonyms for self-possessed
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