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
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
collected: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcollected: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
collected: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary