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

The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Abrams is doing it all this time — writing, directing, producing, and even, for the first time, composing the original score. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Krishna Istha and Sophie Ellerby handle dramaturgy duties, Will Duke is designing video, Prema Mehta is on lighting, Nicola Chang is composing sound and Matthew Wells is choreographing movement. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2026

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

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