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present participle of form.

forming

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constituent adj.
making adj.
formation n.
organization n.
synthesis n.

ADJECTIVE

constituent

Synonyms

STRONG

basic combining composing division essential factor fraction fundamental ingredient integral portion

WEAK

constituting elemental

Antonyms

STRONG

accessory additional auxiliary extra inessential minor nonessential secondary unimportant

WEAK

whole

ADJECTIVE

making

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging generating manufacturing originating producing shaping

NOUN

formation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement construction creation design development evolution pattern production structure

STRONG

accumulation architecture compilation configuration constitution crystallization deposit dispersal disposition embodiment fabrication figure generation genesis grouping induction makeup manufacture order organization rank synthesis

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease destruction disorganization ruin stoppage

NOUN

organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grouping institution management system

STRONG

alignment assembling assembly chemistry composition configuration conformation constitution construction coordination design disposal format formation formulation framework harmony makeup making method methodology organism pattern plan planning regulation running situation standard standardization structure symmetry unity whole

WEAK

organizing structuring

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization disproportion imbalance

NOUN

synthesis

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amalgam fusion

STRONG

amalgamation blend coalescence composite compound construction entirety integrating integration organism organization structure unification union unit welding whole

WEAK

building a whole constructing making one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division separation

STRONG

disorganization part

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forming

On 12 September the season set a new record for the latest date reached without a hurricane forming since the start of the satellite era in the 1960s.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Healthy blood forming stem cells can shift toward other ways of producing and managing energy when conditions change.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

This selectively weakened the cells responsible for driving the disease while normal blood forming stem cells were better able to compensate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pike's medical condition of thrombocytosis may have also played a role, forming blood clots at the injection site that would potentially block pentobarbital from entering her veins.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The rest he laid on top of the alders, forming a crude roof.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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