Definition of COLLECTED

collected

Verb

  • get or gather together
  • call for and obtain payment of
    • "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"
    • "he collected the rent"
  • assemble or get together
  • get or bring together
  • gather or collect
  • simple past and past participle of collect

Adjective

  • brought together in one place
    • "the collected works of Milton"

Adjective Satellite

  • in full control of your faculties
    • "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"

Adj

  • Gathered together.
  • Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.

Examples

  • He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
  • the collected works of Charles Dickens

Origin / Etymology

From collect + -ed.

Synonyms

accumulate, amass, call for, collect, compile, equanimous, garner, gather, gather up, gathered, hoard, pick up, pile up, poised, pull in, pull together, roll up, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed, take in, bunched, calm, collected, compiled, composed, cool, cool-headed, equable, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, glomerate, imperturbable, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, serene, still, together, tranquil, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous

Scrabble Score: 14

collected: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
collected: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
collected: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

collected: valid Words With Friends Word