Collocations for calm - adj.
1. not worried or angry
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn''t feel it.
I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn''t feel it.
become | keep, remain, stay
Sit down and keep calm! | The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
Sit down and keep calm! | The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
keep sb
Keep the patient calm.
Keep the patient calm.
ADV.
extremely, remarkably, very
You seem remarkably calm.
You seem remarkably calm.
completely, perfectly, utterly
Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.
Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.
fairly, pretty, quite | apparently, outwardly | curiously, strangely
The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm.
The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm.
reassuringly
The voice sounded reassuringly calm.
The voice sounded reassuringly calm.
PREP.
about
She seemed pretty calm about it.
She seemed pretty calm about it.
PHRASES
cool, calm and collected
He remained at all times cool, calm and collected.
He remained at all times cool, calm and collected.
2. not rough or stormy
VERBS
be, look | become
ADV.
absolutely, dead, flat, perfectly
The sea was dead calm. | flat calm conditions
The sea was dead calm. | flat calm conditions
fairly, quite, relatively