Synonyms for format
ˈfɔr mætfor·mat

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1. formatverb

   Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

   The radio station changed the format of its evening program.

   Synonyms:
   reformat

2. formatverb

   Synonyms:
   initialise, initialize

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1. format, formatting, data format, data formattingnoun

   the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

   Synonyms:
   data formatting, formatting, data format

2. formatverb

   the general appearance of a publication

   Synonyms:
   data formatting, formatting, data format

3. format, arrangeverb

   set (printed matter) into a specific format

   "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

   Synonyms:
   arrange, initialise, fix up, set, coif, initialize, coiffe, do, coiffure, order, set up, dress, put, stage

4. formatverb

   determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

   Synonyms:
   initialize, initialise, arrange

5. format, initialize, initialiseverb

   divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

   "Please format this disk before entering data!"

   Synonyms:
   initialize, initialise, arrange

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • Divide

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1. List of paraphrases for "format":

   formatting, formats, form, presentation, formatted, layout, submission, model, formula, version, pdf, form-factor, structure, shape, modality, forms, size

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1. Ken Fenyo:

   We've seen a bifurcation in the economy, so while the wealthy have done well and continue to do well since the Great Recession, there's certainly a lot of the population that has not done as well. The dollar stores appeal strongly to that segment of the population. That's probably the overriding reason we see for the growth in the format.

2. Rachel Bloom:

   I'm kind of getting the lay of the land, it's just what's like,' What's the good idea ? What am I interested in ?' It's always the idea before the format.

3. Michael Barbaro:

   International news has always been a bit of a conundrum for certain American publications, i think the 20-minute, single-subject format was made for that. Michael Barbaro and Carolyn Ryan can't tell the story of what it means that the Taliban is about to regain power after 20 years in five minutes.

4. Alicia Johnston:

   Clearly, there are many, many limitations to trying to do a physical exam in a two-dimensional format without being able to put a stethoscope on a child's chest and actually palpate a limb and abdomen.

5. Jim Jordan of Ohio:

   I thought it was a transcribed interview with both House Republicans and Democrats there. I thought it would be the same format Freedom Caucus leaders've used before, leadership has agreed to call Rod Rosenstein before Congress, for a closed-door hearing with Freedom Caucus leaders panel investigating, so he can explain his alleged comments on' wiring' POTUS -- as well as other inconsistent statements.