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Formative

//ˈfɔːmətɪv//

Synonyms for "formative" (151 found)

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Informal (10)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

stem root

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

radical plastic elementary

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

cutting

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

beginning giving

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

morph

Contraction, det, intj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

General use (141)

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

prime yielding bending

Adj, noun(32 words)

original formal fundamental sensitive primitive pregnant flexible submissive inaugural initiative susceptible constituent abecedarian elastic component determinative elemental creative seminal rudimentary

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occasional impressionable initiatory incipient parturient causative prenatal inceptive inchoative causal enclitic integrant

Adjective(2 words)

plastic shaping

Noun(20 words)

Adj, noun, verb(8 words)

primary infant initial inchoate primal limber budding lithe

Noun, verb(5 words)

theme infix prefix affix suffix

Adjective(58 words)

decisive responsive productive receptive compliant pliable embryonic malleable pliant facile inventive tractable primeval effectual adaptable introductory willowy generative infantile autochthonous

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Adj, name, verb(1 words)

supple

Adj, name, noun(2 words)

integral aboriginal

Adj, prep_phrase(1 words)

behind the scenes

Adj, name(1 words)

natal

Prep_phrase(1 words)

in embryo

in the bud in its infancy IC analysis immediate constituent analysis like putty difference of form morphemic analysis

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