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Synonyms for formative
ˈfɔr mə tɪvfor·ma·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
formativeadjective
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
Antonyms:
destructiveformativeadjective
capable of forming new cells and tissues
"a formative zone in developing bone"
Antonyms:
destructiveformative, shaping, plasticadjective
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
"a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
Synonyms:
moldable, fictile, shaping, pliant, plasticAntonyms:
destructive
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
formativeadjective
Synonyms:
plasticformativeadjective
Synonyms:
(Gram.) derivative, not radical
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "formative":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#435 | training | |
#2272 | plastic | |
#5759 | diagnostic | |
#12411 | shaping | |
#16146 | reflex | |
#26392 | formative | |
#51581 | summative | |
#63619 | schoolnet | |
#89266 | pliant | |
#167082 | moldable |
How to use formative in a sentence?
These were real jobs, these jobs were formative, for them and for myself.
This is the only place where you can get a full vision of Picasso's formative years, we have a very comprehensive collection covering the years of his youth.
I'd say that the events that unfolded on August 2nd 2006 and days afterwards where we lost much better warriors than I, much braver and selfless, that those were much more formative in shaping what I do and will do for the rest of my life. And the actions of that day, we lost 2 really good men. I don't even know where to start. One of my good friends one of our good friends Ryan Job was hit in the face, and I learned a lot that day. Well, I think we all did.
The principal value, in my opinion, is it connects us to 1776 and the formative years of this country.
Army Lieutenant General Raymond Thomas:
That particular part of ungoverned space requires potentially unique special operations solutions and we're attempting to provide those options to the chain of command, we've already identified some formative organizations that we hope to be able to work with in the future.
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