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 songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans. —

Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 The track has been newly mixed and mastered and features Prince producing, arranging, composing and performing all instrumentation. —

Wcco Staff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Why, Fredriksen has asked, would writers of the mid-second century, composing pseudonymous letters in the voice of a first-century figure, include statements predicting Christ’s imminent return? —

Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Seeing something on the moon, describing it, and composing a photograph from a very close distance is a different experience from viewing something from afar, or even seeing a close-up captured by a robotic camera. —

Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 The cassette was also a form of personal expression for music fans, too, where planning and composing a perfect mix tape – 45 minutes each side if possible – and drawing cover art was a time-consuming but rewarding pursuit. —

New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026 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

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Subscribe today Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore, while Leonie is away preparing for CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE event, featuring names like former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Last week, Quié, who has the build of a refrigerator and the energy of a hummingbird, was at the Charles Pan-Fried Chicken on 145th Street, preparing for another collaboration.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026