FORMATIVE Antonyms

• occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

• explained or answered

• determined

• established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

• established in a desired position or place; not moving about

• inhabited by colonists

• not changeable

• not circulating or flowing

• not growing or changing; without force or vitality

• conforming to the same principles or course of action over time

• showing little if any change

• not having form or shape

• not formed or organized

• not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual

• not producing or capable of producing

• not producing desired results

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay