Qualities

Synonyms for composure

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineQualities

steadiness of mind under stress

He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

calm

Same sentence, swapped: He accepted their problems with calm and she with equanimity.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for composure as it is used in the sentence above.

nervousness
willingness
contemplation

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