Synonyms of composing

composing

verb

present participle of compose

1

as in preparing

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

• preparing
• drafting
• writing
• formulating
• crafting
• framing
• casting
• drawing up
• putting together
• making
• forming
• penning
• constructing
• shaping
• fashioning
• assembling
• devising
• building
• expressing
• stating
• authoring
• fabricating
• molding
• concocting
• wording
• conceiving
• sculpturing
• verbalizing
• phrasing
• compounding
• inditing
• couching
• reformulating
• reframing
• piecing (together)
• redrafting

2

as in comprising

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

• comprising
• forming
• constituting
• integrating
• incorporating
• supplementing
• making up
• embodying
• complementing
• completing
• personifying
• incarnating
• filling (out)
• substantiating
• epitomizing
• materializing
• fleshing (out)

3

as in soothing

to free from distress or disturbance

the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soothing
• calming
• lulling
• quieting
• appeasing
• relaxing
• settling
• tranquilizing
• stilling
• salving
• relieving
• quietening
• hushing
• quelling
• conciliating
• lullabying
• pacifying
• placating
• becalming
• alleviating
• mitigating
• mollifying
• laying
• solacing
• easing
• allaying
• assuaging
• sedating
• stupefying
• narcotizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agitating
• perturbing
• disturbing
• upsetting
• disquieting
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• aggravating
• heightening
• discomposing
• exciting
• inciting
• rousing
• fomenting
• arousing
• stirring (up)
• working up

4

as in containing

to gain emotional or mental control of

she took a deep breath and composed herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• containing
• calming
• controlling
• collecting
• restraining
• settling
• re-collecting
• recovering
• holding back
• rallying
• soothing
• tranquilizing
• quieting
• lulling
• stilling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of composing

Dundas established his own recording studio and began composing film scores; Aherne headed to the United States and released a solo project; and Greer became a teacher. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Anthony Hopkins isn’t just an Oscar-winning actor — for decades, he’s been composing music in addition to his acting roles. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026

Beyond his performance, EVAN has been heavily involved in the creative production of his music, ranging from songwriting to composing and producing. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

His three-round total of even-par 216 put him 18 strokes behind England’s Kipp Popert, who captured his fourth straight title after blistering the 6,421-yard South Course by composing a 9-under 63 for a 198-shot total. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026

Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

In a nod to the maestro for which the dish is named, Bottura says that pairing with Sauternes is like composing music. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 June 2026

That provided a unique challenge for its composing team, Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

The magic behind the work of Rick Dick, who is from Maremma, a rural area in Tuscany, and is in his forties, is the synergy between his skill for composing an image and his savviness for identifying the right moment. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2026