collected
Cool under pressure
Collected describes a state of calm composure, especially under pressure: She remained collected during the crisis.
Someone collected has gathered their thoughts and emotions rather than letting them scatter.
The word also means brought together: his collected works, the collected essays of James Baldwin.
To collect oneself is to regain composure after being rattled.
Calm and controlled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- calmFree from agitation
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- self-possessedCalm and confident
coolheaded · level-headed · imperturbable · unruffled · placid · equanimous · stoic · dignified
Put in order
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- arrangedPut into order
- indexedEntered into a reference system
filed · systematized · catalogued · grouped · tabulated · itemized · compiled · ordered
Brought together as group
- compiledGathered and arranged
- amassedGathered in abundance
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
- aggregatedCombined into one total
acquired · procured · obtained · harvested · gleaned · pooled · rounded up · brought together
Collected literary works volume
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- selectionChosen item or items
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- setArrange in position
series · edition · omnibus · treasury · compendium · portfolio · album · archive
poised
Calm and controlled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- calmFree from agitation
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
self-possessed · coolheaded · level-headed · imperturbable · unruffled · placid · equanimous · stoic · dignified · self-assured
sorted
Put in order
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- arrangedPut into order
indexed · filed · systematized · catalogued · grouped · tabulated · itemized · compiled · ordered · curated
assembled
Brought together as group
- compiledGathered and arranged
- amassedGathered in abundance
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
aggregated · acquired · procured · obtained · harvested · gleaned · pooled · rounded up · brought together · culled
anthology
Collected literary works volume
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- selectionChosen item or items
- assortmentMixed collection of things
set · series · edition · omnibus · treasury · compendium · portfolio · album · archive · retrospective
- grouped togethergathered, bundled, clustered, grouped, assembled
- storedstored, warehoused, stashed, stowed, kept
- scooped uppicked up, lifted, cupped, spooned, ladled
- things acquiredbought, purchased, earned, inherited, obtained
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
collectedfrantic
Wildly anxious or desperate
hysterical · agitated · flustered · unhinged · distraught
collectedscattered
Spread irregularly about
dispersed · disorganized · strewn · uncollected · spread out
- card collectingHobby of gathering trading pieces
- collect dustGo unused over time
- debt collectorOne who pursues repayment
- calm and collectedEmotionally steady, unflustered
- movie collectionAccumulated owned films
- tax collectorOne who collects levies
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