Synonyms of formed

formed 1 of 2

adjective

as in shaped

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

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
• started
• originated
• arose
• commenced
• appeared
• was
• emerged
• sprang
• engendered
• materialized
• arrived
• dawned
• set in
• existed
• broke
• lived
• actualized
• breathed
• lasted
• continued
• 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
• 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
• shed
• scrapped
• unloaded
• flung (off or away)
• threw out
• jettisoned
• sloughed
• ditched
• threw away
• junked
• shucked (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of formed

Adjective

When decisions arrive pre-formed, discernment fades. — Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026

Both pre-formed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids are used in supplements. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025

Excess intake of pre-formed vitamin A from animal sources or supplements can lead to toxicity, so moderation is essential—especially for pregnant people. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2025

The styling is impeccable, with each curl perfectly formed and ready to make a statement. — Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025

Verb

The stock is on track for its worst annual performance since the automaker was formed through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Groupe in January 2021. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

For decades, being Salvadoran meant being identified as a refugee diaspora escaping a war, and later, an association grew with the street gangs that formed as a result of the displacement. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The league formed an offseason officiating task force that included an effort to clean up some of the WNBA’s issues regarding physicality and officiating. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Reeves formed the alternative-rock trio — completed by vocalist-guitarist Bret Domrose and drummer-actor Robert Mailhouse — in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and the group has drawn on the same post-punk lineage Hook helped define. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Joy Chen is the executive director of Every Fire Survivor’s Network, which was formed after the Los Angeles area wildfires. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The company formed following the merger between Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA Talent) and Worldwide Production Agency (WPA) will be known as Ascent Creatives International. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

As ballot stations opened in Casablanca and Rabat, voters of various ages formed small but continuous lines to cast their ballots. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

This rare, jet-black tektite is believed to have formed when a meteorite struck the tin-rich land over 700,000 years ago. — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026