Antonyms for formation
fɔrˈmeɪ ʃənfor·ma·tion

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1. formationnoun

   Synonyms:
   tactical formation, battle formation, task force, brigade group, combat team, battle group

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1. formation

   Antonyms:
   deformity, malformation, dislocation, distortion

   Synonyms:
   shape, structure, construction

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Beginning
   • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Fabrication
   • Geology
   • Natural Process
   • Object

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1. 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, organisation

2. formation, shapingnoun

   the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

   Synonyms:
   establishment, shaping, constitution, organization, geological formation, organisation, defining

3. constitution, 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, organisation

4. geological formation, formationnoun

   (geology) the geological features of the earth

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

5. formationnoun

   a particular spatial arrangement

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

6. formationnoun

   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, organisation

7. formationnoun

   creation by mental activity

   "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

How to use formation in a sentence?

1. President Xi Jinping:

   Reform of the renminbi exchange rate formation regime will continue in the direction of market operation.

2. Herbert Spencer:

   Education has for its object the formation of character.

3. Andr Bieler:

   The fact that it’s in the whole body led us to the idea that it was primordial so the O2 must have been present at the formation of the comet.

4. Sean Carey:

   Spitzer's helped us rewrite our textbooks, it changed our understanding of the universe. Robert Hurt told us fundamental things about exoplanet properties. We wouldn't know that the bulk of star formation occurred 10 billion years ago. And my son is going to learn about the TRAPPIST system in school next year.

5. Chris Willott:

   We are still very uncertain as to the modes of black-hole formation and growth in the early Universe.

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