COMPOS MENTIS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

compos mentis

adjective

ˈkäm-pəs-ˈmen-təs

Definition of compos mentis

as in stable

having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions went to court to prove that her grandmother was no longer compos mentis and needed a legal guardian

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Recent Examples of compos mentis Second, and more important, while Biden’s voice may be faltering, and some of his sentences rest incomplete, there is little question which candidate is less compos mentis than the other. — Jack Rakove, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024

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Adjective

Compact optical clocks could eventually contribute to such systems by providing stable timing references onboard vehicles, reducing dependence on external signals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Under some circumstances, however, solutions exist that allow for a stable system even if two such planets interact.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stable

Adjective

Perfectly lucid, aware of the smell of Simple Green overtaken by perfumes, the talcum stink of baby powder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
But his memory, of a long career as a reporter around the globe, with turns as an essayist, a historian, a novelist, and a political activist, remains almost eerily lucid.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lucid

Adjective

With stimulus checks gone and student loan payments back, Maggiulli suggests the drop may partly be a return to normal.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of normal

Adjective

Deafheaven have long balanced playful disdain for black metal purism with a deeper understanding of the genre than either critics or acolytes of 2013’s Sunbather gave them credit for.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The Row’s perfectly balanced, Midas-touch accessories, to serve you a lifetime and beyond.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of balanced

Adjective

Sometimes our rational understanding of life and death bumps into a seemingly impossible presence.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Americans cast English severity as evidence of an old, corrupt political order and imagined their own laws as rational, proportionate and suited to free citizens.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

The pope isn’t known to be a smoker and has made efforts to have a healthy lifestyle, but there is a history of cancer in his immediate family.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Because your husband should totally be your mentor, that’s a very healthy power dynamic!

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of healthy

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