Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun composing
2 senses of composing
Sense 1
composition, composing -- (the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art")
=> placement, arrangement -- (the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs")
Sense 2
composing, composition -- (musical creation)
=> creating by mental acts -- (the act of creating something by thinking)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb compose
6 senses of compose
Sense 1
compose -- (form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality")
=> constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army")
Sense 2
compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")
=> make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")
Sense 3
write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")
=> create verbally -- (create with or from words)
Sense 4
compose, compile -- (put together out of existing material; "compile a list")
=> make -- (make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones")
Sense 5
compose -- (calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult")
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")
Sense 6
frame, compose, draw up -- (make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy")
=> plan -- (make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family")