Synonyms of compose

compose

verb

kəm-ˈpōz 

1

as in to prepare

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepare
• write
• draft
• formulate
• craft
• cast
• draw up
• frame
• put together
• make
• form
• build
• construct
• assemble
• devise
• pen
• sculpture
• fabricate
• express
• word
• shape
• phrase
• author
• mold
• verbalize
• state
• conceive
• fashion
• couch
• concoct
• indite
• compound
• reformulate
• reframe
• piece (together)
• redraft

2

as in to comprise

to be all the substance of

the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprise
• constitute
• form
• make up
• integrate
• incorporate
• embody
• supplement
• complement
• personify
• complete
• fill (out)
• materialize
• incarnate
• substantiate
• epitomize
• flesh (out)

3

as in to calm

to free from distress or disturbance

the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calm
• lull
• soothe
• appease
• relax
• quiet
• settle
• still
• tranquillize
• salve
• tranquilize
• relieve
• quell
• quieten
• lullaby
• placate
• pacify
• conciliate
• mitigate
• hush
• alleviate
• ease
• becalm
• mollify
• lay
• allay
• assuage
• solace
• sedate
• narcotize
• stupefy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disturb
• upset
• perturb
• agitate
• intensify
• vex
• heighten
• aggravate
• discompose
• incite
• stir (up)
• arouse
• rouse
• key (up)
• excite
• disquiet
• work up
• foment

4

as in to contain

to gain emotional or mental control of

she took a deep breath and composed herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contain
• calm
• collect
• restrain
• control
• settle
• re-collect
• recover
• hold back
• rally
• tranquillize
• lull
• soothe
• quiet
• still
• tranquilize

Examples of compose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lexi Atiya was our fact checker, Lizzie Younan composes all our music, and Lily Weir designed our art. —Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024

Despite the evident delight Despentes takes in composing Zoé’s incendiary blog posts, her view of the Internet, at least in this novel, is almost entirely negative. —Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024

There is no better way of elevating a crime series than having double Academy Award-winning icon Hans Zimmer compose the music. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024

Titan has plains, vast equatorial dunes and mountains that stretch over hundreds of kms and are thought to be composed of organic material transported to the surface from Titan’s thick, orange atmosphere. —Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024