Synonyms of formed

formed 1 of 2

adjective

as in shaped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaped
• structured
• organized
• shapen
• ordered
• decided
• coherent
• orderly
• distinct
• definite
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amorphous
• unformed
• unstructured
• shapeless
• formless
• unshaped
• nondescript
• chaotic
• featureless
• unorganized
• disorganized
• incoherent
• characterless
• unordered
• systemless

formed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of form

1

as in crystallized

to take on a definite form

my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crystallized
• solidified
• connected
• joined
• crystalized
• combined
• shaped (up)
• cohered
• fused
• united
• jelled
• coupled
• coalesced
• associated
• unified
• linked (up)
• conjugated
• conjoined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decomposed
• disintegrated
• broke down
• decayed

2

as in comprised

to be all the substance of

this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprised
• composed
• constituted
• made up
• incorporated
• embodied
• integrated
• supplemented
• completed
• complemented
• personified
• incarnated
• filled (out)
• epitomized
• materialized
• substantiated
• fleshed (out)

3

as in produced

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

formed the pot out of the clay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produced
• made
• created
• manufactured
• constructed
• assembled
• built
• fashioned
• fabricated
• framed
• shaped
• organized
• put together
• crafted
• erected
• structured
• established
• molded
• forged
• originated
• designed
• invented
• reared
• instituted
• raised
• devised
• made up
• set up
• conceived
• put up
• hewed
• envisaged
• visualized
• threw up
• concocted
• knocked out
• handcrafted
• imagined
• pictured
• minted
• contrived
• patched (together)
• prefabricated
• thought (up)
• cooked (up)
• fathered
• remade
• cobbled (together or up)
• refashioned
• remanufactured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantled
• disassembled
• destroyed
• flattened
• abolished
• shattered
• broke up
• pulverized
• extinguished
• ruined
• smashed
• demolished
• eradicated
• wrecked
• annihilated
• exploded
• razed
• took apart
• exterminated
• devastated
• dismembered
• blew up

4

as in began

to come into existence

the new company formed from two smaller ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• originated
• started
• arose
• commenced
• appeared
• was
• emerged
• sprang
• sprung
• engendered
• arrived
• materialized
• dawned
• set in
• existed
• broke
• lived
• actualized
• breathed
• continued
• lasted
• subsisted
• coalesced
• survived
• came on
• persisted
• cohered
• shaped (up)
• endured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• stopped
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• dissolved
• halted
• discontinued
• disappeared
• died
• evaporated
• vanished
• quit
• quitted
• departed
• desisted
• perished
• passed away
• expired

5

as in developed

to come to have gradually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developed
• acquired
• cultivated
• gained
• adopted
• obtained
• got
• absorbed
• reached
• embraced
• achieved
• attained
• promoted
• fostered
• took on
• took in
• nurtured
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• deserted
• forsook
• rejected
• discarded
• dumped
• cast
• scrapped
• shed
• jettisoned
• sloughed
• ditched
• unloaded
• threw away
• threw out
• flung (off or away)
• junked
• shucked (off)
• sluffed

Examples of formed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Cruickshank learned at 15 weeks that her pregnancy was not a formed fetus. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023

One is obviously skewed to a pre-formed narrative. —Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2013

Impossible Foods is selling frozen packs of six pre-formed, quarter-pound patties for $13.99 at select grocery stores. —NBC News, 28 May 2021

Pre-formed wire skeletons are included to help give you a jump start. —Meghan Kavanaugh, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020