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

De Vlieger continued his work as Thys through collaborations with Amon Tobin, composing for film, contemporary dance and fashion and writing for instrumental ensembles and electronic music projects. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

Countless hours since last December were spent writing scripts, doing voices, writing and composing pieces of original music, editing, and, of course, animating. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Last month, Salesforce unveiled Claudeforce, which includes a plugin allowing clients to use Anthropic's Claude to tap customer data stored in Salesforce and perform tasks such as composing emails and updating records. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

His throw to Jordan Allen was the best yet, with a scramble to get away from a horde of defenders, then composing himself and finding Allen in the middle of the field for a 23-yard gain, giving the Jackets first-and-goal. — AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026

One of my countless midnights on a two-lane country road, maybe, when the approaching headlights belonged to a drunk driver, or a trucker on the cusp of sleep, or a heartsick teenager composing a text to an ex. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Rather than composing the harmful instruction in plaintext, the hacker encrypts it. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

Eisenberg wrote, directed and produced the film, also appearing in it and composing its original music and lyrics. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

MarcAurele worked with former Second City director Alan Kliffer to turn three frenzied weeks of writing and composing into a one-night-only concert. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026