Synonyms of composes

composes

verb

present tense third-person singular of compose

1

as in prepares

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

• prepares
• writes
• drafts
• formulates
• casts
• crafts
• frames
• draws up
• assembles
• makes
• expresses
• fabricates
• builds
• puts together
• forms
• verbalizes
• conceives
• shapes
• constructs
• words
• states
• devises
• concocts
• authors
• molds
• pens
• fashions
• phrases
• reformulates
• sculptures
• reframes
• compounds
• pieces (together)
• couches
• indites
• redrafts

2

as in comprises

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

• comprises
• constitutes
• forms
• integrates
• incorporates
• embodies
• complements
• makes up
• personifies
• incarnates
• completes
• epitomizes
• supplements
• substantiates
• materializes
• fills (out)
• fleshes (out)

3

as in calms

to free from distress or disturbance

the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calms
• soothes
• lulls
• quiets
• appeases
• relaxes
• settles
• relieves
• stills
• tranquilizes
• hushes
• mitigates
• quells
• quietens
• placates
• alleviates
• eases
• pacifies
• lullabies
• conciliates
• salves
• lays
• mollifies
• becalms
• allays
• assuages
• solaces
• sedates
• stupefies
• narcotizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disturbs
• keys (up)
• perturbs
• agitates
• upsets
• vexes
• intensifies
• aggravates
• heightens
• disquiets
• incites
• excites
• discomposes
• arouses
• rouses
• stirs (up)
• works up
• foments

4

as in contains

to gain emotional or mental control of

she took a deep breath and composed herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contains
• calms
• collects
• restrains
• controls
• settles
• re-collects
• recovers
• holds back
• soothes
• quiets
• tranquilizes
• rallies
• lulls
• stills

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of composes

The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Agent authority composes dynamically. — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026

Over the years, the piano became an emotional outlet for Partovi, who composes his own music. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026

Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026

The group composes its own sacred music, lilting songs that prompt women in green-and-white wraparounds to vigorously shake their bodies. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

The art was created by Lily Whear and Lizzie Younan composes our music. — Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026

The writer and performer composes poems, short stories and plays that highlight joys and contend with struggles. — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026