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

Much of that video content features Iris Kendall, whom Palma met on Love Island USA season 7 and formed a bond before his exit that led to a real-world romance. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

City staff estimated the district — an enhanced infrastructure financing district, or EIFD — may be formed by early 2027. — Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Scientists have found new substances that were formed by nuclear or other extreme conditions in the past. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Daniel de Visé Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh formed five task forces to examine, and perhaps to reform, how the Fed sets monetary policy, including interest rates. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Born and raised in Dublin, Hansard quit school at 13 to begin busking and formed the Frames in 1990. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2026

Within days, more than 30 companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft, IBM, Palantir, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Dell and Capital One, formed the Open Secure AI Alliance. — David Chou, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Some women had formed new attachments or had children and did not wish to return, whereas others feared rejection by their own families. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The auteur model, where a work emerges fully formed, is giving way to something more iterative. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026