formed
adjective
ˈfȯrmd 
: organized in a way characteristic of living matter
mitochondria are formed bodies of the cell
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Impossible Foods is selling frozen packs of six pre-formed, quarter-pound patties for $13.99 at select grocery stores. 
NBC News, 28 May 2021 Pre-formed wire skeletons are included to help give you a jump start. Meghan Kavanaugh, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020
NBC News, 28 May 2021 Pre-formed wire skeletons are included to help give you a jump start. Meghan Kavanaugh, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing formed
formed 1 of 2
adjective
as in shaped
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shaped
- structured
- organized
- ordered
- shapen
- decided
- coherent
- orderly
- distinct
- definite
- clear
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- amorphous
- unformed
- unstructured
- formless
- shapeless
- unshaped
- nondescript
- chaotic
- unorganized
- featureless
- disorganized
- incoherent
- characterless
- unordered
- systemless
formed
2 of 2verb
1
as in crystallized
to take on a definite form my ideas on the subject are just starting to form Synonyms & Similar Words
- crystallized
- solidified
- cohered
- connected
- joined
- jelled
- united
- crystalized
- combined
- fused
- coalesced
- coupled
- shaped (up)
- associated
- unified
- conjoined
- conjugated
- linked (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decomposed
- disintegrated
- broke down
- decayed
2
as in comprised
to be all the substance of this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument Synonyms & Similar Words
- comprised
- composed
- constituted
- incorporated
- supplemented
- made up
- embodied
- integrated
- complemented
- incarnated
- personified
- epitomized
- materialized
- completed
- substantiated
- filled (out)
- fleshed (out)
3
as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials formed the pot out of the clay Synonyms & Similar Words
- produced
- made
- created
- manufactured
- constructed
- assembled
- fashioned
- built
- fabricated
- shaped
- framed
- organized
- crafted
- put together
- structured
- erected
- established
- molded
- forged
- originated
- designed
- invented
- instituted
- reared
- devised
- hewed
- raised
- made up
- conceived
- concocted
- threw up
- set up
- handcrafted
- knocked out
- envisaged
- visualized
- minted
- prefabricated
- threw up
- put up
- fathered
- remade
- pictured
- imagined
- contrived
- patched (together)
- refashioned
- cobbled (together or up)
- cooked (up)
- thought (up)
- remanufactured
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismantled
- destroyed
- flattened
- disassembled
- abolished
- shattered
- pulverized
- smashed
- extinguished
- eradicated
- annihilated
- exploded
- broke up
- ruined
- wrecked
- razed
- exterminated
- took apart
- dismembered
- devastated
- demolished
- blew up
4
as in began
to come into existence the new company formed from two smaller ones Synonyms & Similar Words
- began
- originated
- started
- arose
- commenced
- appeared
- was
- emerged
- sprung
- sprang
- engendered
- materialized
- arrived
- dawned
- existed
- set in
- actualized
- broke
- lived
- coalesced
- subsisted
- breathed
- continued
- lasted
- cohered
- survived
- persisted
- came on
- endured
- shaped (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ended
- ceased
- stopped
- concluded
- terminated
- finished
- dissolved
- halted
- disappeared
- evaporated
- discontinued
- died
- vanished
- quit
- quitted
- departed
- desisted
- perished
- expired
- passed away
5
as in developed
to come to have gradually I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits Synonyms & Similar Words
- developed
- acquired
- cultivated
- adopted
- gained
- obtained
- got
- absorbed
- reached
- achieved
- embraced
- attained
- promoted
- fostered
- nurtured
- took on
- nourished
- took in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lost
- abandoned
- deserted
- forsook
- rejected
- scrapped
- discarded
- dumped
- sloughed
- jettisoned
- cast
- ditched
- shed
- threw out
- unloaded
- threw away
- junked
- flung (off or away)
- sluffed
- shucked (off)