formed

3 antonyms for formed — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — Past tense and past participle of form: brought into existence, made, or arranged into a particular shape or structure.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

Past tense and past participle of form: brought into existence, made, or arranged into a particular shape or structure.

“The band formed in a garage in 1998.”

created established made shaped founded

Opposites

dissolved disbanded

2. adjective

Having a particular shape, structure or character, especially as a result of development or influence.

“His political views were formed by the strikes he lived through.”

shaped moulded developed constituted

Opposites

unformed

Antonyms

dissolved disbanded unformed

How to use formed

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

newly formed fully formed formed part of formed the basis of well-formed

Neutral. Very often used in combinations such as well-formed, newly formed, fully formed and freshly formed.

Etymology

From Latin forma, meaning shape or figure, via Old French former.

Full origin of formed →

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between formed and founded?

Formed can describe anything coming into shape or existence, including ice, clouds, opinions and groups. Founded applies specifically to institutions and organisations deliberately set up by people — a company is founded, but frost is only ever formed.

What does "fully formed" mean?

It means complete and finished at the moment it appears, needing no further development. It is often used of ideas that arrive whole — "the song came to her fully formed" — or of an organism that has reached its final structure.

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