cool-headed

adjective

Calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.

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even-keeledeven-temperedlevel-headedcalmsteadycollectedcomposedequable
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Meanings

adjectivecool-headed (comparative more cool-headed, superlative most cool-headed)

comparative more cool-headed · superlative most cool-headed

  1. Calm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.

    The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.

    2014 September 23, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: even-keeled, even-tempered, level-headed, calm, steady, collected, composed, equable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCalm and imperturbable, especially under pressure.

Similar
even-keeledeven-temperedlevel-headedcalmsteadycollectedcomposedequableequanimousequanimitableeven-keeledeven-mindedeven-temperedimperturbablelaid-backlevel-headedmellowpacatepacific
Also see
calmcollectedequanimouseven-keeledeven-mindedeven-temperedimperturbablelevel-headedmellowpacatepacificpeaceablepeacefulplacidquietrelaxedrooliesedateserenetranquilunexcitableunexcitedunfussableunruffleduntumultuous

Translations

Afrikaans koelkop
  • koelkopCalm and imperturbable
Cite this entry
APA

cool-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool-headed

MLA

“cool-headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool-headed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cool-headed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool-headed.

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