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
• soothe
• lull
• appease
• relax
• quiet
• settle
• still
• relieve
• salve
• tranquilize
• quieten
• lullaby
• quell
• hush
• placate
• pacify
• conciliate
• mitigate
• alleviate
• becalm
• mollify
• ease
• 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
• control
• restrain
• settle
• re-collect
• recover
• hold back
• rally
• lull
• soothe
• quiet
• still
• tranquilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compose

The picnic set is composed of a wicker picnic basket, dining plates, soup bowls, utensils and four glasses in thermoplastic resin. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Sheik subsequently composed music for several other stage productions, including American Psycho, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, and Alice by Heart, a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland adaptation set in London during World War II. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

The actress starred in Spring Awakening, which was composed by Sheik who won two Tonys in 2007 — Best Original Score, alongside Steven Sater, and Best Orchestrations — for the musical. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026