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form

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of form

1 to take on a definite form

my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

Synonyms of form

crystallize (also crystalize), jell, shape (up), solidify

Words Related to form

associate, coalesce, cohere, fuse

combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, join, link (up), unify, unite

Near Antonyms of form

break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate

2 to be all the substance of

this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

Synonyms of form

compose, comprise, constitute, make up

Words Related to form

embody, epitomize, incarnate, incorporate, integrate, materialize, personify, substantiate

complement, complete, supplement

fill (out), flesh (out)

3 to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

formed the pot out of the clay

Synonyms of form

fabricate, fashion, frame, make, manufacture, produce

Words Related to form

assemble, build, construct, erect, make up, put up, raise, rear, set up, structure, throw up

craft, handcraft

hew

forge, mold, shape

cobble (together or up), knock out, patch (together), throw up

prefabricate

create, invent, mint, originate

establish, father, institute, organize

concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up)

conceive, envisage, picture, visualize

refashion, remake, remanufacture

Phrases Synonymous with form

put together

Near Antonyms of form

disassemble, dismantle, take apart

break up, dismember

abolish, annihilate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, flatten, pulverize, raze, ruin, shatter, smash, wreck

blow up, explode

4 to come into existence

the new company formed from two smaller ones

Synonyms of form

actualize, appear, arise, begin, break, commence, dawn, engender, materialize, originate, set in, spring, start

Words Related to form

be, breathe, exist, live, subsist

arrive, come on, emerge

coalesce, cohere, shape (up)

continue, endure, last, persist, survive

Near Antonyms of form

conclude, desist, discontinue, finish, halt, quit, terminate

disappear, dissolve, evaporate, vanish

depart, die, expire, pass away, perish

Antonyms of form

cease, end, stop

5 to come to have gradually

I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits

Synonyms of form

acquire, cultivate, develop

Words Related to form

absorb, adopt, embrace, take in, take on

gain, get, obtain

achieve, attain, reach

foster, nourish, nurture, promote

Near Antonyms of form

abandon, desert, forsake

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (also sluff), throw away, throw out, unload

Antonyms of form

lose

form

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of form

1 the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance

the wood-carver carved the block of wood into the form of a duck

Synonyms of form

cast, configuration, conformation, fashion, figure, geometry, shape

Words Related to form

contour, outline, profile, silhouette

frame, framework, shell, skeleton

arrangement, design, format, layout, makeup, organization, pattern, plan, setup

Near Antonyms of form

composition, material, matter, raw material, stuff, substance

2 a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it

I filled out all the forms for applying to the school

Synonyms of form

blank, document, paper

Words Related to form

instrument, writ

filing

sheet

3 personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting

it's bad form to throw a tantrum on the court just because you lost a tennis match

Synonyms of form

etiquette, manner, mores, proprieties

Words Related to form

amenities, civilities, pleasantries

bearing, demeanor, deportment, mien

courtesy, decorum, mannerliness, politeness

formalities, protocol, rules

air, attitude, carriage, poise, polish, pose, posture, presence

custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, way, wont

convention, fashion, mode, style

4 a state of being or fitness

after a long season off, the football team is back in good form

Synonyms of form

condition, estate, fettle, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, shape, trim

Words Related to form

practice (also practise)

pass, phase, stage

footing, picture, posture, scene, situation, status

rank, standing

Near Antonyms of form

disorder, disrepair

5 a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes

put the dress on the form to finish pinning it together

Synonyms of form

dummy, figure, manikin (also mannikin), mannequin

Words Related to form

doll

6 an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules

we'll use the second form in our church missals for today's Lenten service

Synonyms of form

ceremonial, ceremony, formality, observance, rite, ritual, solemnity

Words Related to form

amenities, civility, decorum, etiquette, graces, proprieties

protocol

convention, custom, habit, manners, mores, practice (also practise), standard, tradition, way

celebration, service

7 socially acceptable behavior

displayed good form throughout the formal dinner

Synonyms of form

decency, decorum, propriety

Words Related to form

etiquette

civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentilesse, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, politeness, politesse

dignity, grace, refinement

discretion, prudence

appropriateness, correctitude, correctness, decorousness, fitness, rightness, seemliness

attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness

character, goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, straightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness

Near Antonyms of form

coarseness, crudeness, gracelessness

discourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, vulgarity

imprudence, indiscretion

badness, evil, immorality, wickedness

debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion

crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness

Antonyms of form

impropriety, indecency, indecorum

8 the means or procedure for doing something

there are established forms for voting on motions and amendments at meetings

Synonyms of form

approach, fashion, how, manner, method, methodology, recipe, strategy, style, system, tack, tactics, technique, way

Words Related to form

mode, modus operandi

blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme

expedient, move, shift, step

practice (also practise), process, routine

policy

9 the type of body that a person has

he has the big-boned form of a linebacker

Synonyms of form

build, constitution, figure, frame, habit, physique, shape

Words Related to form

anatomy, structure

10 the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

museumgoers liked the asymmetrical form of the mobile

Synonyms of form

arrangement, composition, configuration, constellation, design, format, getup, layout, makeup, ordonnance, pattern

Words Related to form

motif, theme

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