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Synonyms for formation
fɔrˈmeɪ ʃənfor·ma·tion
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Wiktionary
formationnoun
Synonyms:
tactical formation, battle formation, task force, brigade group, combat team, battle group
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
formation
Synonyms:
shape, structure, constructionAntonyms:
deformity, malformation, dislocation, distortion
Princeton's WordNet
formationnoun
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
"a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
Synonyms:
organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisationformation, shapingnoun
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Synonyms:
establishment, shaping, constitution, organization, geological formation, organisation, definingconstitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisationnoun
the act of forming or establishing something
"the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
Synonyms:
fundamental law, constitution, establishment, physical composition, composition, organization, system, shaping, governance, governing body, ecesis, make-up, validation, institution, makeup, organic law, brass, administration, geological formation, arrangement, organisationgeological formation, formationnoun
(geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonyms:
organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisationformationnoun
a particular spatial arrangement
Synonyms:
organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisationformationnoun
natural process that causes something to form
"the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
Synonyms:
organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisationformationnoun
creation by mental activity
"the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
Synonyms:
organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
formationnoun
Synonyms:
creation, production
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "formation":
training, forming, creation, constitution, establishment, education, train, composition, lineup, formed, learning, form, fashioning, line-up, trained
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#136 | system | |
#242 | education | |
#368 | form | |
#435 | training | |
#670 | learning | |
#904 | construction | |
#1041 | administration | |
#1070 | organization | |
#1199 | structure | |
#2505 | train | |
#2710 | creation | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3146 | institution | |
#3374 | organisation | |
#3631 | constitution | |
#3762 | formed | |
#4063 | formation | |
#4365 | composition | |
#4542 | establishment | |
#4731 | brass | |
#4897 | governance | |
#4914 | trained | |
#5566 | arrangement | |
#6902 | validation | |
#7225 | defining | |
#7510 | forming | |
#8425 | makeup | |
#12411 | shaping | |
#13766 | lineup | |
#77660 | fashioning |
How to use formation in a sentence?
The formation of a party that advocates the protection of the monarchy, whether by good intention or for destroying others, could only bring the monarchy into the political sphere.
Proteins are very stable over time if stored in a specific way, the specific way is aggregate formation. It was interesting to learn that brain protein aggregates were more stable than DNA.
We intended this paper to serve as a humble blueprint for how researchers can use this technology to study the functions of coral genes, we are currently conducting experiments investigating how specific genes regulate coral skeletal formation, or calcification, for example. However, we expect this technique could be useful to identify genes involved in many other ecologically important traits such as thermal tolerance or coral bleaching.
[The source] could be just a really, really old formation that's been down in the mantle for a long time.
In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character the multitude pass us by like a distant army.
Translations for formation
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- تشكيلArabic
- строй, формиране, формация, образуванеBulgarian
- formigoEsperanto
- koulutus, muodostuma, muodostus, muodostaminen, muodostelmaFinnish
- izglītībaLatvian
- formazzjoniMaltese
- rotsformatie, vorming, formatieDutch
- formasjonNorwegian
- formaçãoPortuguese
- обучение, структура, строй, конструкция, создание, формирование, образование, формацияRussian
- ఏర్పాటు, నిర్మాణంTelugu
- формуванняUkrainian
- قیامUrdu
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