FORMED Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in shaped

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verb

past tense of form

as in crystallized

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

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as in comprised

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

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as in produced

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

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as in began

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

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as in developed

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

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Adjective

When decisions arrive pre-formed, discernment fades. — Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026 Both pre-formed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids are used in supplements. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025 Excess intake of pre-formed vitamin A from animal sources or supplements can lead to toxicity, so moderation is essential—especially for pregnant people. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Nov. 2025 The styling is impeccable, with each curl perfectly formed and ready to make a statement. — Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025

Verb

Abundantia was formed and built with studio economics in mind, rather than project economics. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Bakker left the network in 1972 and two years later formed the PTL Satellite Network. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 The images formed a grim honor guard in the main hallway at Ben Gurion Airport, and were the last thing a foreign visitor would see before boarding a flight home. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The city had not formed a formal interdepartmental group because doing so would require City Council direction, according to a city spokesperson. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The meeting was for Breath of Life, a Christian recovery group formed by DeWees’s daughter-in-law, who is ten years sober, and her son, who is also in recovery. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Bluesign said potential sources include production chemicals that survive treatment, substances formed during production or treatment and problems with the treatment system itself. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Soai, a Japanese scientist based at Tokyo University of Science, then built on this work by designing a chemical reaction in which only one of two possible images was formed. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 For decades, being Salvadoran meant being identified as a refugee diaspora escaping a war, and later, an association grew with the street gangs that formed as a result of the displacement. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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The Shadow of the Bear is the name given to an unusually shaped shadow against Whiteside Mountain near Cashiers, North Carolina.

— Eva Flowe October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Varmilo and NiZ’s EC switches, for example, have Cherry MX-style, cross-shaped stems and plastic housing.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaped

Verb

Diamonds are crystallized under tremendous pressure and heat deep inside the Earth and then thrust to the surface through volcanic activity before they’re scattered by water or wind.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
This was crystallized in a new event, called Transformation Day, which took place April 26 in the French capital’s Palais de Tokyo museum.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

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The 2026 Narrative, Animated and Documentary Shorts jury comprised Daniel Crooke, Max Geschwind and Laura Henneman.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
The rankings considered four factors which comprised the districts’ student racial diversity index, parent/student surveys on culture and diversity, the percent of economically disadvantaged students and gender diversity.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of comprised

Verb

The blast produced enough energy to flatten a significant stretch of the Siberian wilderness, marking an event that still serves as a cautionary tale — and a major point of reference — for modern planetary defense efforts.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
This stands in sharp contrast to their roles in the 1991 Gulf War coalition, the post-2014 campaign against ISIS, the maritime coalition against the Houthis in the Red Sea in 2023–24, and the diplomacy that produced the 2015 nuclear deal.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of produced

Verb

Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Its industrial humanoid super smart factory in Liuzhou, Guangxi, began operating on September 12.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of began

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Held at Dongseo University’s Centum Campus, the program was developed with the Asian Film Commissions Network and the Motion Picture Association.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Oracle's stock fell 4% in late September after the company sent a force majeure notice tied to Project Jupiter, a New Mexico data center campus and part of the broader Stargate AI buildout developed by Blue Owl.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Quarterback Jayden Maiava and a receivers group coping with injuries will need to keep USC’s offense composed amid the hostile crowd.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Neither was having fits; indeed, both seemed remarkably composed, given the circumstances.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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