shaping

ADJECTIVE

formative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

developmental

STRONG

determinative sensitive

WEAK

immature impressible malleable moldable pliant susceptible

Antonyms

WEAK

destructive noninfluential

ADJECTIVE

making

Synonyms

STRONG

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

NOUN

adjustment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration arrangement improvement modification readjustment regulation

STRONG

acclimation acclimatization balancing conformance fitting fixing mending ordering organization orientation redress regulating setting standardization turning

WEAK

correcting organizing repairing

NOUN

art

Synonyms

STRONGEST

design painting

STRONG

abstraction carving description illustration imitation modeling molding portrayal representation simulation symbolization

WEAK

pictorialization sculpting sketching

Antonyms

WEAK

lack science unskill

NOUN

assembly

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment attachment building collection construction erection fabrication joining manufacture manufacturing modeling molding welding

WEAK

connecting fitting together piecing together setting up

NOUN

making

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formulation

STRONG

authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction ruin

NOUN

molding

Synonyms

STRONG

casting creating making modeling

Example Sentences

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Add in a global bond selloff, and it’s shaping up to be a rough morning when U.S. stocks begin trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Its managing director, Themis Mikellides, stressed cost of fuel was always a major pressure, explaining the furnace alone costs £4 per minute to run when they are shaping glass.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Setting those perimeters impressed producers while also shaping her personal and creative evolution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“These private companies are shaping our collective future, and we invite you to be part of their journey — and ours,” the website reads.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

This was shaping up into the greatest school year ever.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

shaping

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