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Synonyms for self-possessed

  • adjective

Most common

calm sober placid unruffled

All synonyms

Adjective

unruffled, calm, placid, composed, sober, cool, self-contained, poised, collected, easy, undisturbed, equanimous, imperturbable, unflappable, phlegmatic, dispassionate, serene, unmoved, sedate, temperate, tranquil, unexcited

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    In full control of one's faculties, and having a firm belief in one's abilities; confident, assured and poised.

Choose the right word

Self-Possessed, Serene, Still or Calm?

The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still, And calm, and self-possessed.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • calm Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.
  • sober Tom could've been intoxicated, but he acted sober.
  • placid The placid water flowed under the bridge.
  • unruffled Tom's unruffled personality puts people at ease.

By length

4 letters
easy2, cool1, calm1
5 letters
sober2
6 letters
poised1, serene2, placid2, sedate2
7 letters
unmoved2
8 letters
composed2, tranquil2
9 letters
collected3, temperate2, unruffled3, unexcited
10 letters
phlegmatic3, equanimous
11 letters
undisturbed3, unflappable4
13 letters
dispassionate4, imperturbable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).