collected meaning and definition

COLLECTED adjective

Definition of collected (adjective)

1. brought together in one place
   • "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt"
   • synonyms: gathered
   • antonym: uncollected
2. in full control of your faculties
   • "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: equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed