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formulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of formulate

1 to convey in appropriate or telling terms

  • the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery
Synonyms of formulate

articulate, clothe, couch, express, phrase, put, say, state, word
Words Related to formulate

craft, frame

hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate

communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

describe, render, write up

2 to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

  • a writer planning to formulate a response to what he considered a very unfair review of his work
Synonyms of formulate

cast, compose, craft, draft, draw up, frame, prepare
Words Related to formulate

fabricate, fashion, form, mold, sculpture, shape

couch, express, phrase, state, verbalize, word

author, indite, pen, write

conceive, concoct, devise

build, construct, make

assemble, compound, piece (together)

redraft, reformulate, reframe
Phrases Synonymous with formulate

put together

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