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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