COMPOSING Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

composing

verb

present participle of compose

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

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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

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as in soothing

to free from distress or disturbance the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

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as in containing

to gain emotional or mental control of she took a deep breath and composed herself

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Recent Examples of composing The study—drawing from more than 41 million shifts and 268 million hours worked—finds Gen Z is leading the way in poly-employment, composing more than half (55%) of those engaged in the practice. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 Badauni served at Akbar’s court while composing a work deeply hostile to his patron; the text could only be privately circulated to a limited audience during Akbar’s lifetime and remained suppressed until after Jahangir’s accession in 1605. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026 Ciani’s method with the Buchla is a way of taming electrical currents and shaping them into pathways, rather than composing music traditionally. —

Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026 Hollywood support staff, like office workers around the world, are using AI for pedestrian, unglamorous tasks like composing emails, setting meetings and figuring out how to dole out the constant stream of requisite congratulations and holiday gifts. —

Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 Chloe Lamford is set designer, Georgia McGuinness is designing costumes, Jon Clark is on lighting and Will Stuart is composing the score. —

Ryan Brennan april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026 For the film’s score, Hardcastle reached out to Nathan Williams, the main singer-songwriter of the indie rock band Wavves, along with his producer Aaron Rubin, and the two worked on composing a soundtrack filled with stirring strings and harsh metallic screeches. —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026 Musical duo Ajay–Atul are composing the score, while cinematographer Santosh Sivan is handling the visuals. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, there seems to be bad blood between the show and British producer and musician Labrinth, who rose to mainstream prominence in 2019 after composing the distinct music for its first season. —

Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026

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In 2023, the company was preparing to release its GPT-4 Turbo model.

— Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
South Africa is preparing the most sweeping overhaul of its migration laws in three decades in a bid to attract skilled migrants as part of efforts to boost moribund growth in Africa’s biggest economy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026