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[6] blank, document, paper

[7] ceremonial, ceremony, formality, observance, rite—more at RITE

[10] dummy, figure, mannequin

[15] arrangement, composition, configuration, design, format, layout, makeup, pattern—more at COMPOSITION

[19b] condition, estate, fettle, order, repair, shape, trim—more at CONDITION

2form verb 1 : to give form or shape to : FASHION, MAKE

2 : TRAIN, INSTRUCT

3 : to serve to make up or constitute : CONSTITUTE, COMPOSE

4 : to acquire gradually : DEVELOP, ACQUIRE <~ a habit>

5 : to arrange in order <~ a battle line>

6 : to take form : ARISE

7 : to take a definite form, shape, or arrangement

Synonyms

[1] fabricate, fashion, frame, make, manufacture, produce—more at MAKE

[3] compose, comprise, constitute, make up—more at CONSTITUTE

[4] acquire, cultivate, develop—more at DEVELOP

[6] arise, begin, materialize, originate

1formal adjective 1 : according with conventional forms and rules

2 : done in due or lawful form

3 : rigidly ceremonious : CEREMONIOUS

4 : having the appearance without the substance : NOMINAL

— for·mal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 3] ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, correct, decorous, proper, regular

Antonyms

informal, irregular, unceremonious

[4] nominal, paper, titular—more at NOMINAL

2formal noun : something (as a social event) formal in character

Synonyms

ball, dance, prom—more at DANCE

form·al·de·hyde noun : a colorless pungent gas used in water solution as a preservative and disinfectant

for·mal·ise British variant of FORMALIZE

for·mal·ism noun : strict adherence to set forms

for·mal·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : compliance with formal or conventional rules

2 : the quality or state of being formal

3 : an established form that is required or conventional

Synonyms

[1, 3] ceremonial, ceremony, form, observance, rite, ritual, solemnity—more at RITE

[3] amenity, civility, courtesy, gesture—more at CIVILITY

for·mal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to give a certain or definite form to

2 : to make formal; also : to give formal status or approval to

Synonyms

homogenize, normalize, regularize, standardize—more at STANDARDIZE

1format noun 1 : the general composition or style of a publication

2 : the general plan or arrangement of something

3 : a method of organizing data

Synonyms

[1, 2, 3] arrangement, composition, configuration, design, form, layout, makeup, pattern—more at COMPOSITION

2format verb for·mat·ted; for·mat·ting : to arrange (as material to be printed) in a particular format

— for·mat·ter noun

for·ma·tion noun 1 : an act of giving form to something : DEVELOPMENT

2 : something that is formed

3 : the manner in which a thing is formed : STRUCTURE, SHAPE

4 : an arrangement of persons or things in a prescribed manner or for a certain purpose

for·ma·tive adjective 1 : giving or capable of giving form : CONSTRUCTIVE

2 : of, relating to, or characterized by important growth or formation

for·mer adjective 1 : PREVIOUS, EARLIER

2 : FOREGOING

3 : being first mentioned or in order of two or more things

4 : having been previously

Synonyms

erstwhile, late, old, onetime, past, sometime

for·mer·ly adverb : in time past : PREVIOUSLY

form·fit·ting adjective : conforming to the outline of the body

for·mi·da·ble adjective 1 : exciting fear, dread, or awe

2 : imposing serious difficulties

— for·mi·da·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, frightful, redoubtable, scary

[2] arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, hard, strenuous, tall, toilsome, tough—more at HARD

form·less adjective : having no regular form or shape

Synonyms

amorphous, shapeless, unformed, unshaped, unstructured

Antonyms

formed, shaped, structured

form letter noun 1 : a letter on a frequently recurring topic that can be sent to different people at different times

2 : a letter for mass circulation sent out in many