😌 Calm and controlled 🧪 Provided by oneself

self-collected

6.1

Calm and in control of your feelings in difficult situations

adjective

: sereno

His self-collected manner reassured everyone in the room after the accident.

Examples

Despite the intense scrutiny, she remained self-collected during the interview.
Despite the chaos, he stayed self-collected.
A leader must be self-collected even when facing unexpected crises.
She remained self-collected during the crisis.
A leader must be self-collected even when facing unexpected crises.
Despite the intense scrutiny, she remained self-collected during the interview.
His self-collected manner reassured everyone in the room after the accident.

Synonyms

calm

vsself-collected

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

indicates general peacefulness rather than full control in hard situations

level-headed

vsself-collected

14 4.0

Calm and sensible and good at making decisions in difficult situations

focuses more on inner control of emotions than decision making

unblinking

vsself-collected

7 6.7

Not showing any emotion or fear in difficult situations

is about inward control and composed response rather than blankness

untroubled

vsself-collected

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

means lack of worry, not necessarily active control during challenges

self-possessed

vsself-collected

3 7.2

Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations

highlights complete inward control of feelings and mental abilities

even-tempered

vsself-collected

3 3.7

Calm and not easily annoyed or angry

focuses on steady long term temperament rather than situational control

self-contained

vsself-collected

2 5.9

A person who is calm and does not show strong feelings

emphasizes control of faculties and internal mastery over emotions

imperturbable

vsself-collected

2 8.1

Not easily upset or worried, even in difficult situations

is about complete control rather than mere inability to show upset

together

vsself-collected

Informal

2 4.7

Calm, organized, and able to deal with problems

places fuller emphasis on mastery of emotions and mental faculties

composed

vsself-collected

1 4.3

Calm and in control of your feelings during stress

places stronger emphasis on full mastery of emotions and faculties

poised

vsself-collected

1 5.1

Calm and confident in a difficult situation

focuses more on complete personal control of emotions rather than manner

unflustered

vsself-collected

1 6.1

Calm and not showing worry when things are difficult

stresses full control of emotions and mental faculties rather than mere calm

equanimous

vsself-collected

Formal

1 9.5

Calm and steady in difficult situations

signals total control of emotions and mental faculties under stress

equable

vsself-collected

1 7.3

A calm person who does not get angry or upset easily

highlights general even mood rather than specific control under pressure

collected

vsself-collected

3.9

Calm and in control during a difficult situation

is about absolute internal control of emotions and mental faculties

Antonyms

agitated

49 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

unrepressed

7.5

People show strong feelings openly without control

How Calm

unflappable

9 7.4

self-collected

6.1

collected

3.9

calm

735 1.0

relaxed

241 1.0

Surface Forms

self-collected positive

Morphology

self-collected = collected (semi-transparent) = self + collect + ed

Formed from 'self' + 'collected'; the sense 'calm and composed' is idiomaticized from 'collected' and may not be fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Self-collected comes from self- meaning 'by oneself' and collect meaning 'to gather', similar to the everyday word 'collection'. Picture someone who has 'gathered' their thoughts and feelings inside; that's why self-collected means calm and composed.