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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

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

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