😌 Calm and controlled 🧪 Provided by oneself

self-collected

1 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

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

indicates general peacefulness rather than full control in hard situations

together

vsself-collected

Informal

374 4.7

Calm, organized, and able to deal with problems

places fuller emphasis on mastery of emotions and mental faculties

collected

vsself-collected

23 3.9

Calm and in control during a difficult situation

is about absolute internal control of emotions and mental faculties

composed

vsself-collected

20 4.3

Calm and in control of your feelings during stress

places stronger emphasis on full mastery of emotions and faculties

level-headed

vsself-collected

17 4.0

Calm and sensible and good at making decisions in difficult situations

focuses more on inner control of emotions than decision making

poised

vsself-collected

17 5.1

Calm and confident in a difficult situation

focuses more on complete personal control of emotions rather than manner

unblinking

vsself-collected

8 6.7

Not showing any emotion or fear in difficult situations

is about inward control and composed response rather than blankness

untroubled

vsself-collected

5 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

means lack of worry, not necessarily active control during challenges

even-tempered

vsself-collected

5 3.7

Calm and not easily annoyed or angry

focuses on steady long term temperament rather than situational control

self-possessed

vsself-collected

4 7.2

Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations

highlights complete inward control of feelings and mental abilities

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

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

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

Antonyms

agitated

84 4.1

Feeling nervous, upset, and not calm

unrepressed

1 7.5

People show strong feelings openly without control

How Calm

unflappable

9 7.4

self-collected

1 6.1

collected

23 3.9

calm

680 1.0

relaxed

216 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.