Synonyms for formation

Noun

1. formation, arrangement

usage: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

2. formation, placement, arrangement

usage: a particular spatial arrangement

3. formation, shaping, fabrication, manufacture

usage: the fabrication of something in a particular shape

4. constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation, beginning, start, commencement

usage: the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

5. geological formation, formation, natural object

usage: (geology) the geological features of the earth

6. formation, natural process, natural action, action, activity

usage: natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"

7. formation, creating by mental acts

usage: creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"