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

Kiwanuka wanted the music to be precise and well-formed, but still emanating that playful, stream-of-consciousness feeling. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

That same year, the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department formed a dedicated cold case unit. — Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

On a recent Saturday, a line formed outside the bakery L’Appartement 4F on Montague Street. — Lila Barth, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

But Vucic and his allies still control the police as the new government is yet to be formed. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Several Southern California communities have been hit by flooding, coastal erosion and considerable damage from a series of tropical storms and hurricanes that formed in the Pacific Ocean, along with a rare phenomenon called a Kelvin wave. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

But total CapEx has been at its lowest level since the company was formed. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

In addition to the action by local governments, citizen activists have formed groups, including one called DeFlock, to raise community awareness and post maps showing camera locations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026