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

The administration has cracked down on most forms of migration for foreigners — demanding that bonds of up to $15,000 be paid for visa processing in some, mainly African, countries and requiring years of personal history, including social media accounts, to be vetted. —

Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 The downturn started with the ubiquity of smartphones, social media, and various forms of educational technology that have proved inefficient, with the pandemic acting as an accelerant. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026 In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client. —

New Atlas, 8 June 2026 The film also calls for more human intervention to protect ocean species and ecosystems — something that Scholey argues is easier than other forms of conservation. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 June 2026 Taken together, these seven wonders highlight the many forms greatness can take in nature. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 Past research has shown a few pathways to do this, but those give you slightly more complicated forms of amines that may not be as reactive. —

ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 Occasionally, a bubble forms, then pops. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 Anti-Catholic backlash continued into the 20th century, along with other forms of religious prejudice. —

Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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One of its flagship ventures is the Stargate UAE project, comprising a 1-gigawatt compute cluster, which forms part of a bigger campus that will provide up to 5 gigawatts of computing power for AI data centres in Abu Dhabi. —

Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Tailoring learning experiences to each learner’s style, acknowledging their expertise, and addressing knowledge gaps forms the foundation of the company’s approach to ‘mentorship,’ which may be viewed as a strong model for learning and development. —

Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 June 2026 The unconscious Moon in your 8th House of Intimacy forms a graceful trine with compassionate Venus in your 12th House of Solitude, inviting release without drama. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Structural landscaping forms the literal and financial foundation of an outdoor investment, utilizing elements that define the shape, flow, and long-term function of the land. —

Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Directed by Anne Kauffman, Marjorie Prime followed a woman with dementia who forms a bond with a holographic companion modeled after her late husband. —

Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Consolidating water in Lake Mead would reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation from the reservoirs’ surfaces and to seepage into the sandstone that forms Glen Canyon. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 This binary system forms the foundation of modern technologies, including smartphones, supercomputers, data centers, AI, and virtually every digital device in use today. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026 The friend group quickly forms a complex web of crushes that expand the love triangle to new frontiers of geometry. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026

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As the rocks eroded and wore away into their iconic shapes, there were Indigenous people who hunted, gathered and farmed beside them.

— Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Chestnuts bloom in these graceful, long pine-tree shapes, which look like a symbol of something.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026