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present participle of form.

forming

ADJECTIVE

constituent

Synonyms

STRONG

basic combining composing division essential factor fraction fundamental ingredient integral portion

WEAK

constituting elemental

Antonyms

STRONG

accessory additional auxiliary extra inessential minor nonessential secondary unimportant

WEAK

whole

ADJECTIVE

making

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging generating manufacturing originating producing shaping

NOUN

formation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement construction creation design development evolution pattern production structure

STRONG

accumulation architecture compilation configuration constitution crystallization deposit dispersal disposition embodiment fabrication figure generation genesis grouping induction makeup manufacture order organization rank synthesis

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease destruction disorganization ruin stoppage

NOUN

organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grouping institution management system

STRONG

alignment assembling assembly chemistry composition configuration conformation constitution construction coordination design disposal format formation formulation framework harmony makeup making method methodology organism pattern plan planning regulation running situation standard standardization structure symmetry unity whole

WEAK

organizing structuring

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization disproportion imbalance

NOUN

synthesis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amalgam fusion

STRONG

amalgamation blend coalescence composite compound construction entirety integrating integration organism organization structure unification union unit welding whole

WEAK

building a whole constructing making one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division separation

STRONG

disorganization part

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"While omega-3s play an important role in forming brain cell connections needed for cognition, our results do not support fish oil supplements as a preventive measure against Alzheimer's."

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

For the second straight year, the City Section is allowing a pilot program of high schools forming a boys flag football league as its popularity grows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The companies are forming a power plant that would draw power from Sunrun and Tesla home battery systems and Renew smart thermostats.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Sal gives the others some kind of signal and they get off their bikes, leaving them on the ground almost forming a barrier round us.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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