English adjective: self-possessed | |||
1. | self-possessed in full control of your faculties | ||
Samples | The witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination. Perfectly poised and sure of himself. More self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen. Strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble. | ||
Synonyms | collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained | ||
Similar | composed | ||
Antonyms | discomposed | ||