Synonyms for formation
Most common
organization US structure constitution creation shape consist shaping
All synonyms
Noun
1. Structure
structure, organization US, organisation UK, constitution, creation, establishment, composition, construction, arrangement, making
Other
shape, production, shaping, generation, combination, disposition, disposal, consist
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of assembling a group or structure.
Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
Related words
- Word family
- form
- Phrases
- cave formation formation exposure time formation lap rock formation word formation
Forms
- Plural
- formations → structures, organizations, constitutions, creations…
Example sentences
- organization The organization furnished the refugees with food.
- structure The new concert hall is a tall, modern, structure.
- constitution Does Algeria need to establish a new constitution?
- creation Scientific truth is a creation of the human mind.
- shape Ken'nichi made a pond in the shape of Lake Geneva.
- consist In this video game, teams consist of five players.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| formation | falling | |
| organization | steady | |
| structure | steady | |
| constitution | steady | |
| creation | rising | |
| shape | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shape1
- 6 letters
- making2
- 7 letters
- consist2, shaping2
- 8 letters
- creation3, disposal3
- 9 letters
- structure2
- 10 letters
- production3, generation4
- 11 letters
- combination4, composition4, arrangement3, disposition4
- 12 letters
- construction3, organization5, constitution4, organisation5
- 13 letters
- establishment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (making2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- formation
- Italiano
- formazione
- Español
- formación
- Deutsch
- Bildung
- Català
- formació