Antonyms for formulation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-myuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt


Definition of formulation

Origin :
  • 1876, from formulate + -ion.
  • As in organization : noun arrangement, arranging
  • As in production : noun creating of goods, result
  • As in making : noun imagination
  • As in excogitation : noun conception
  • As in verbalization : noun expression
  • As in vocalization : noun expression
  • As in creation : noun development of entity
  • As in establishment : noun organization; creation
  • As in expression : noun verbalization
Example sentences :
  • The final topic in the course is the formulation of a definition of economics.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • "Well, I don't care," said Louise, by no means displeased with the formulation.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells
  • The formulation of the democratic creed which should justify it was still to come.
  • Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton
  • The various steps in the formulation of such a measure reviewed.
  • Extract from : « The Settlement of Wage Disputes » by Herbert Feis
  • "I don't think it's quite so modern as that formulation," the other friend questioned.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Interviews » by W. D. Howells
  • We have to beware of this formulation of reality into a moral.
  • Extract from : « Philosophy and The Social Problem » by Will Durant
  • These result in the formulation of a new dialectic or logic by Plato.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Wrede, therefore, was exactly right in his formulation of the question.
  • Extract from : « The Origin of Paul's Religion » by J. Gresham Machen
  • This statement may seem like the formulation in technical language of a common-place.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • We have no names for our idols, nor any formulation of our creed.
  • Extract from : « Insect Stories » by Vernon L. Kellogg

Synonyms for formulation

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