Synonyms of forming

forming

verb

present participle of form

1

as in crystallizing

to take on a definite form

my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crystallizing
• connecting
• solidifying
• joining
• combining
• shaping (up)
• cohering
• uniting
• fusing
• jelling
• coalescing
• coupling
• associating
• unifying
• linking (up)
• conjugating
• conjoining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decaying
• breaking down
• disintegrating
• decomposing

2

as in comprising

to be all the substance of

this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comprising
• composing
• constituting
• making up
• integrating
• incorporating
• embodying
• supplementing
• complementing
• completing
• personifying
• incarnating
• filling (out)
• substantiating
• materializing
• epitomizing
• fleshing (out)

3

as in producing

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

formed the pot out of the clay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• producing
• making
• creating
• manufacturing
• constructing
• assembling
• fashioning
• fabricating
• building
• framing
• shaping
• organizing
• putting together
• structuring
• crafting
• erecting
• establishing
• forging
• molding
• designing
• inventing
• originating
• raising
• rearing
• instituting
• making up
• devising
• throwing up
• setting up
• imagining
• knocking out
• visualizing
• patching (together)
• putting up
• hewing
• conceiving
• picturing
• remaking
• handcrafting
• concocting
• contriving
• thinking (up)
• prefabricating
• cooking (up)
• envisaging
• minting
• cobbling (together or up)
• fathering
• refashioning
• remanufacturing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• abolishing
• disassembling
• flattening
• wrecking
• eradicating
• shattering
• extinguishing
• breaking up
• ruining
• smashing
• demolishing
• pulverizing
• devastating
• taking apart
• annihilating
• exterminating
• exploding
• dismembering
• razing
• blowing up

4

as in starting

to come into existence

the new company formed from two smaller ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• starting
• beginning
• originating
• arising
• commencing
• appearing
• being
• emerging
• springing
• breaking
• arriving
• existing
• engendering
• materializing
• living
• actualizing
• dawning
• setting in
• lasting
• continuing
• breathing
• surviving
• subsisting
• coming on
• coalescing
• cohering
• persisting
• enduring
• shaping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• finishing
• terminating
• concluding
• halting
• dissolving
• discontinuing
• evaporating
• disappearing
• quitting
• vanishing
• dying
• departing
• desisting
• expiring
• passing away
• perishing

5

as in developing

to come to have gradually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developing
• acquiring
• cultivating
• gaining
• getting
• adopting
• obtaining
• reaching
• embracing
• absorbing
• achieving
• attaining
• promoting
• taking on
• taking in
• fostering
• nurturing
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• abandoning
• deserting
• forsaking
• rejecting
• dumping
• discarding
• unloading
• casting
• shedding
• ditching
• sloughing
• scrapping
• throwing away
• throwing out
• flinging (off or away)
• jettisoning
• shucking (off)
• junking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forming

Questions that will not be answered but keep forming, like air bubbles rising to the surface, only to break. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

By forming a united front against these environmental tariffs, BRICS is positioning itself as a protective shield for industrial sectors like textiles and steel, which would otherwise face steep financial penalties in Western markets. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Wachowski’s statements come on the heels of her forming Anarchists United Foundation and Anarchists United Studio alongside film programmer Sarah Marie Flores, which plans to do the exact opposite of what the likes of a Musk or Rowling is doing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

In July, some 300 drones rose beside the 101 freeway and hovered for 15 minutes, forming Angelyne’s face and a telephone number in the night sky. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Italian craftsmen spent about 30 months hand-forming the Elegante's aluminum body, while lowering the chassis by eight inches to give the car its rakish stance. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Additionally, an Apolipoprotein B-100 (Apo B) test, which measures the amount of plaque-forming protein in your blood, offers a more accurate picture of heart disease than a standard cholesterol test. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

With no hurricane development expected in the coming days, this season is likely to set a new record Saturday for the latest date in the satellite era (since 1966) without a hurricane forming in the Atlantic basin. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Despite the secrecy, rumors of the project began to percolate at the festival over the weekend, and the line to see the film in the 650-seat Werner Herzog Theater started forming hours before showtime. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026