Compose and Foment

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Compose verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

Usage example: the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

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Foment is an antonym for compose.

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

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Compose is an antonym for foment.

Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

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Foment and Compose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compose/foment

Compose & Foment. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compose/foment>.

Foment or Compose. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compose/foment.

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