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Combined vs Composed - What's the difference?

combined | composed |

As adjectives the difference between combined and composed

is that combined is resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc able to be united together, to converge while composed is showing composure.

As verbs the difference between combined and composed

is that combined is (combine) while composed is (compose).

combined

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge.
    • The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.

    Antonyms

    * uncombined * divided * separated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (combine)
    • The cook combined equal parts chocolate and vanilla batter in the cake.

    composed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing composure.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (compose)