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Common collocations with composure in American Collocation

composure noun uncountable

US /kəmˈpoʊʒər/

great

admirable
complete
great
perfect
remarkable

The two women showed remarkable composure in a very frightening situation.

calm

calm
cool
quiet

With calm composure, he stepped towards the edge of the cliff.

show composure

demonstrate
display
have
show

David has great composure, and in a year’s time he will be an outstanding footballer.

keep your composure

hold
keep
maintain
retain

Keep your composure and do not lose your temper.

lose your composure

lose

‘Look, Smith,’ he shouted, losing his composure for a moment.

get your composure back

gain
gather
recover
regain
restore

At first she seemed just a bit nervous, but she quickly gained composure.