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Settled vs Composed - What's the difference?

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Settled is a related term of composed.


As adjectives the difference between settled and composed

is that settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest while composed is showing composure.

As verbs the difference between settled and composed

is that settled is (settle) while composed is (compose).

settled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
    • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)

    • 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)