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FORMATIVE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word formative. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word formative. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for FORMATIVE

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constructive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

adjective satellite

• emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

developmental
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or constituting development

educational
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to the process of education

adjective satellite

• providing knowledge

educative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resulting in education

enlightening
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

instructive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

enriching
adjectiveadj
verb

• make better or improve in quality

• make wealthy or richer

nurturing
adjectiveadj
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

plastic
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

• a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

adjective satellite

• capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

• capable of being influenced or formed

• forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

shaping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any process serving to define the shape of something

• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

adjective satellite

• forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

Best Hypernyms For FORMATIVE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for formative, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for CONSTRUCTIVE

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