Calm
Calm noun - Freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions.
Usage example: the batter always exudes an aura of calm, even in clutch situations
Doubt
Doubt noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
How words are described
| good | good calm | good doubt |
| similar | similar calm | similar doubt |
| initial | initial calm | initial doubt |
| extreme | extreme calm | extreme doubt |
| Other adjectives: serious, inner, sure, remaining, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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But at no point during any of this is there any doubt that behind that mocking laugh or calm voice, there is a man who hates you and wants you to die in screaming agony after you killed his daughter.
Source: Tranquil Fury - He doesn't fit the traditional profile of this trope (he appears quite calm and kind for most of the time we see him), but there is no doubt that he crossed the Moral Event Horizon on that one.
Source: Mad Scientist / Anime and Manga -
Played with in The Murder on the Links, where the victim's wife initially appears suspiciously calm about her husband's disappearance, only to completely break down when called upon to identify his body in such a way that removes any possible doubt that she could have been involved in his death.
Source: Literature / Hercule Poirot
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