One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules.
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Compose
//kəmˈpəʊz//
Synonyms for "compose" (321 found)
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Closest matches (65)
formulateframemakemanufactureput togetherwriteabateaccommodateaccommodate withaccordadaptadapt toadjustadjust toadmixagree withalignallayallocateallot
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alloyamalgamateappeaseapportionarrangearrange mattersarrayassembleassimilateassimilate toauthorbalmbe guided bybecalmbeminglebendblendbottle upbrewbring to termsbring togetherbuildbuild upcalmcalm downcastcheckchime in withcloseclose withcoalescecoauthorcollaboratecollectcollocatecombinecomfortcomminglecommixcomplycomply withcompose oneselfcompound
Strong matches (96)
comprisecompromiseconcludeconcoctconformconglomerateconsist inconsist ofconsoleconstituteconstructcontaincontrivecontrolcoolcop outcorrectcorrespondcradlecreate
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dash offdealdeal outdecoctdevisedisciplinedisposedistributedowndraftdrawdream upduck responsibilitydulcifyeaseease upeditorializeelaborateembodyembraceemulsifyenter intoerectevade responsibilityeveneven outevolveextrudefabricatefall in withfashionfitfixfix upfollowformfree lancefree-lancefudge togetherfusegear togentleget upghostghostwritegive and takegive waygo bygo fifty-fiftygo intoharmonizehashhaveheal the breachhold inhomogenizehushimagineimmingleimmiximposeincorporateinditeinstrumentinstrumentateintegrateinterblendinterlaceinterlard
Related words (160)
intermingleintermixintertwineinterweaveinventjoinjumblejustifykneadknock offknock outlessenlet uplineline uplullmake a dealmake an adaptationmake an adjustmentmake concessions
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make conformmake one easymake upmarshalmaturemediatemeerschaummeetmeet halfwaymelodizemergemerge inminglemingle-manglemitigatemixmix upmoderatemodulatemoldmollifymouldmouldermouldymountmusicalizenegotiatenovelizeobserveorchestrateorganizeoriginateoverrunpacifypamphleteerparcel outpatch things uppatch togetherpipi a formpiecepiece togetherplaceplay politicspocketpour balm intoprefabricateprepareproduceput in tuneput to musicput upquellquietquiet downraiserallyrangereach a compromiserearreconcilerectifyregimentreinrelaxrepressresolverestrestore harmonyrestrainreuniterockrock to sleeprub off cornersrun upscenarizescorescramblesetset in printset outset to musicset upsettlesettle differencessettle withshapeshufflesimmer downslackensmoothsmooth downsmooth it oversmooth oversmoothensmothersoftensolacesoothespacesplit the differencestabilizesteadystillstir upstraightenstraighten outstrike a balancestrike a bargainstructuresubduesuitsuppresssurrendersyncretizesynthesizetake the meantallytally withtemperthink upthrow on paperthrow togethertoss togethertranquilizetranscribetransposetune downtypesetunite inweave peace betweenwhomp upworkwork outyield
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2 entriesSynonyms
6 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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3 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
167 translations across 36 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- συντάσσω verb (to make something by merging parts)
Arabic
1 entries- أَلَّفَ verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Armenian
1 entries- հորինել verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- bəstələmək verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Bulgarian
4 entries- композирам verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
- образувам verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- съста́вям verb (to make something by merging parts)
- съставям се от verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
Catalan
2 entries- compondre verb (to make something by merging parts)
- compondre verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 作曲 verb (to make something by merging parts)
- 作曲 verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- 創作 /创作 verb (to make something by merging parts)
- 創作 /创作 verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Czech
4 entries- dát dohromady verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- naaranžovat verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
- obsahovat verb (to comprise)
- obsáhnout verb (to comprise)
Dutch
4 entries- bedaren verb (to calm oneself down)
- componeren verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- composeren verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
- omvatten verb (to comprise)
Esperanto
2 entries- konsisti verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- verki verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Estonian
4 entries- koostama verb (to make something by merging parts)
- looma verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- moodustama verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- rahunema verb (to calm oneself down)
Finnish
4 entries- koostaa verb (to make something by merging parts)
- koota verb (to make something by merging parts)
- käsittää verb (to comprise)
- luoda verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
French
3 entries- composer verb (to make something by merging parts)
- composer verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- composer verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Galician
1 entries- compor verb (to make something by merging parts)
German
4 entries- abfassen verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- bilden verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
- einschliessen verb (to comprise)
- enthalten verb (to comprise)
Greek
4 entries- απαρτίζω verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- ηρεμώ verb (to calm oneself down)
- περιέχω verb (to comprise)
- περιλαμβάνω verb (to comprise)
Hebrew
2 entries- הלחין verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- חיבר verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Hindi
2 entries- कृति verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- रचना verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Hungarian
1 entries- lecsillapodik verb (to calm oneself down)
Icelandic
1 entries- semja verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Irish
1 entries- cum verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Italian
1 entries- comporre verb (to make something by merging parts)
Latin
3 entries- compingō verb (to make something by merging parts)
- compono verb (to make something by merging parts)
- compōnō verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Old English
1 entries- wyrcan verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Old Norse
1 entries- yrkja verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- دوزمك verb (to make something by merging parts)
- دوزمك verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Polish
4 entries- komponować verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
- opanować się verb (to calm oneself down)
- opanowywać się verb (to calm oneself down)
- skomponować verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
Portuguese
4 entries- compor verb (to make something by merging parts)
- compor verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
- compor verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- compor verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
Romanian
2 entries- compune verb (to make something by merging parts)
- compune verb (to make up the whole; to constitute)
Russian
4 entries- написа́ть verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- писа́ть verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- собира́ть verb (to make something by merging parts)
- собира́ться verb (to calm oneself down)
Spanish
4 entries- calmarse verb (to calm oneself down)
- componer verb (to make something by merging parts)
- componer verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- componer verb (to arrange the elements of a picture)
Tagalog
1 entries- bumuo verb (to make something by merging parts)
Turkish
2 entries- bestelemek verb (to make something by merging parts)
- bestelemek verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Ukrainian
4 entries- компонува́ти verb (to make something by merging parts)
- компонува́ти verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- скла́сти verb (to make something by merging parts)
- скла́сти verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Uzbek
1 entries- bastalamoq verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Vietnamese
4 entries- biên soạn verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- phổ verb (to make something by merging parts)
- soạn verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
- soạn thảo verb (to construct by mental labor; to think up)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
It's easy for that man to compose a good poem.
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A state is made up of individuals who compose it.
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Please compose a draft of the proposal idea.
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