FORMS Synonyms: 293 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of form

as in shapes

the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance the wood-carver carved the block of wood into the form of a duck

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as in documents

a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it I filled out all the forms for applying to the school

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as in figures

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes put the dress on the form to finish pinning it together

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as in rituals

an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules we'll use the second form in our church missals for today's Lenten service

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as in methods

the means or procedure for doing something there are established forms for voting on motions and amendments at meetings

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as in physiques

the type of body that a person has he has the big-boned form of a linebacker

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as in formats

the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged museumgoers liked the asymmetrical form of the mobile

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verb

present tense third-person singular of form

as in crystallizes

to take on a definite form my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

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as in comprises

to be all the substance of this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

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as in produces

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials formed the pot out of the clay

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as in originates

to come into existence the new company formed from two smaller ones

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as in develops

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

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Recent Examples of forms

Noun

All those metrics are quickly met in the Ultra Fit class, but vigorous activity comes in many forms, each pushing the body to its limit in a short span of time. —

Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Bloom has been a major beneficiary of the AI boom as data center developers look for alternative forms of energy to meet surging demand. —

Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 Certain low-grade forms of depression can be easy to embrace, as familiar and comforting as an old friend. —

Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 More than 164 million individual tax returns will have been filed by that deadline, the Internal Revenue Service said, but many of those forms will be received in the final days. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 As the April 15 deadline for filing federal taxes approaches, many will stress over the complexities of filling out tax forms and locating seemingly esoteric documents. —

Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Give me all the new forms, give me all the other forms, all alt forms. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 Over the past several decades, the state has imposed countless regulations, restrictions and taxes designed to suppress traditional energy sources to force top-down adoption of alternative forms of energy. —

Paige Gilliard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Both menus also come with special wellness sections for health-minded travelers, listing calorie and allergen content from dishes teeming with local produce and proteins in their purest forms. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026

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This question forms the basis of the Kyushu research. —

New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026 Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive. —

Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026 The unconscious Moon in your 2nd House of Values forms a supportive sextile to wounded-healer Chiron in your 4th House of Comfort. —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026 The Palmer Divide forms a unique ecological zone that has drawn people there for thousands of years. —

Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 Oats Oats are packed with a type of soluble fiber called beta-glucan, which forms a gel in the gut and helps your body get rid of cholesterol, Abbott explained. —

Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Apr. 2026 Before dawn, the Moon forms a harmonious trine with Neptune, giving our imagination the strength to soften our worries. —

Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026 Fire Point’s work forms part of a broader effort to create a self-reliant strike capability capable of sustaining high-tempo operations against Russia’s forces. —

Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026 The atlas points to epigenetic differences between age groups and forms a basis for developing deep-learning models that can predict further changes, researchers say. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026

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Noun

This curved exterior is a play of shapes and angles.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Their unique petal arrangements come in many colors, shapes, and sizes, providing a spectacular display from summer until the first autumn frost.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026