Antonyms for formative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawr-muh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr mə tɪv


Definition of formative

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Middle French formatif, from Latin format-, past participle stem of formare (see form (n.)).
  • adj influential, impressionable
Example sentences :
  • In its literal sense Bildung implies a shaping and formative action.
  • Extract from : « The New Society » by Walther Rathenau
  • Evolution, like development, was due to a Bildungskraft or formative force.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • Formative Reize in der thierischen Ontogenese, Leipzig, 1901.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • He had undergone the labours of a titan for twelve eventful and formative years.
  • Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton
  • Perhaps the Chiltern she had married was as yet in a formative state.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • There is a formative, a creative power in sincerity and also in segregation itself.
  • Extract from : « First and Last Things » by H. G. Wells
  • All the preceding exercises are "formative" for the art of drawing.
  • Extract from : « Montessori Elementary Materials » by Maria Montessori
  • The Irish name for a boat is baudh, which is only a formative of pith.
  • Extract from : « The Round Towers of Ireland » by Henry O'Brien
  • I mean that I must be alone in the formative thrall of work.
  • Extract from : « The Hive » by Will Levington Comfort
  • In its formative state it is too soft for such manipulation.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration » by Charles Franklin Warner

Synonyms for formative

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