Synonyms for composure
kəmˈpoʊ ʒərcom·po·sure

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1. composurenoun

   Synonyms:
   equanimity

2. composurenoun

   Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession.

   Synonyms:
   equanimity

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1. composure

   Apathy, according to its Greek derivation, is a simple absence of feeling or emotion. There are persons to whom a certain degree of apathy is natural, an innate sluggishness of the emotional nature. In the apathy of despair, a person gives up, without resistance or sensibility, to what he has fiercely struggled to avoid. While apathy is want of feeling, calmness is feeling without agitation. Calmness is the result of strength, courage, or trust; apathy is the result of dulness or weakness. Composure is freedom from agitation or disturbance, resulting ordinarily from force of will, or from perfect confidence in one's own resources. Impassibility is a philosophical term applied to the Deity, as infinitely exalted above all stir of passion or emotion. Unfeelingness, the Saxon word that should be the exact equivalent of apathy, really means more, a lack of the feeling one ought to have, a censurable hardness of heart. Indifference and insensibility designate the absence of feeling toward certain persons or things; apathy, entire absence of feeling. Indifference is a want of interest; insensibility is a want of feeling; unconcern has reference to consequences. We speak of insensibility of heart, immobility of countenance. Stoicism is an intentional suppression of feeling and deadening of sensibilities, while apathy is involuntary. Compare CALM; REST; STUPOR.

   Synonyms:
   apathy, calmness, immobility, impassibility, indifference, insensibility, lethargy, phlegm, quietness, quietude, sluggishness, stillness, stoicism, tranquillity, unconcern, unfeelingness

   Antonyms:
   agitation, alarm, anxiety, care, distress, disturbance, eagerness, emotion, excitement, feeling, frenzy, fury, passion, sensibility, sensitiveness, storm, susceptibility, sympathy, turbulence, vehemence, violence

   Preposition:
   The apathy of monastic life; apathy toward good.

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1. composure

   Synonyms:
   tranquility, sereneness, self-possession, sedateness, calm, repose

   Antonyms:
   perturbation, restlessness, mobility, disturbance

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1. composure, calm, calmness, equanimitynoun

   steadiness of mind under stress

   "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

   Synonyms:
   equanimity, calm air, calm, calmness

   Antonyms:
   discomposure

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1. • Temperament

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1. composurenoun

   Synonyms:
   quiet, tranquillity, calmness, sedateness, placidity, coolness

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1. composurenoun

   Synonyms:
   self-possession, calmness, sedateness, equanimity

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1. List of paraphrases for "composure":

   serenity, calm, temper, self-control, poise, calmness

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1. Giannis Antetokounmpo:

   We went out there and competed as hard as possible, obviously, they made it very, very tough for us but we kept our composure.

2. Marcus Smart:

   We let the game come to us, it wasn’t pretty. It was a little ugly. But we came out with the win and that’s because we kept our composure and we kept with it.

3. Nicholas Smith:

   The yen strengthened simply because of panic, but there is plenty of data that tells us the world is not ending, once the markets recover their composure, the yen will drop back into broadly the same kind of 120-125 range that it's been sitting in for so long.

4. Ochai Agbaji:

   Just in timeouts, any huddles we had during the game, I just told the guys to keep their composure, they’re going to make their runs. It’s a game of runs. They’re obviously playing at home, they got the crowd. Just stay in it and keep playing our game.

5. Gareth Southgate:

   Bizarre game really, poor errors for the goals but really pleased with the composure we showed to come back from the early mistake with some devastating attacking play, the mistakes were obvious, the errors, we have to be better. The players don't really need me to tell them that. We have mentioned it. The outstanding part of our play was obvious and the errors were obvious too.