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calm and collected

ADJECTIVE
restrained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive
STRONG
chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn
WEAK
bottled-up conservative corked up in charge in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
communicative
STRONG
extroverted friendly outgoing
WEAK
assured bold confident

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He did eventually decide to let the much more cool, calm and collected Jama take the lead in their subsequent decision making.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Just stay cool, calm and collected, take a sauna, take a nice bath, analyse the situation and act accordingly."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

And through it all, he projected a calm and collected image.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

As Ross received a stream of texts urging her to evacuate, school administrators, calm and collected, repeated the same phrase: “This is the safest place to be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

“Mr. McAllister,” she begins, all cool, calm, and collected.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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