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Formative

🔄 Synonyms of "Formative"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
immaturenoun	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
constructive	Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
inchoativenoun	(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
youngnoun	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
shapingnoun	The action of the verb to shape.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
shapingnoun	The action of the verb to shape.
inchoative	(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
immature	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
constructive	Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
young	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
formationnoun	The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
summative	(education) Denoting forms of assessment used to quantify educational outcomes.
informative	Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
instructive	Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
formal	Official.
trainingnoun	The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
first	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
educationalnoun	Of, or relating to education.
reflex	Produced automatically by a stimulus.
diagnostic	Of, or relating to diagnosis.
diagnosisnoun	(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
embryonic	(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
experimentsnoun	A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
nurturing	Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
moldingnoun	The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.