Thesaurus:form

Thesaurus

form

English

Verb

Sense: to give something a shape and definition

Synonyms

• beshape (rare)
• forshape (British dialect)
• form
• mold
• shape    [⇒ thesaurus]
• transmogrify
• turn

Antonyms

• deform
• distort
• disfigure
• forshape (British dialect)
• misshape
• wrest
•   —
• buckle
• contort
• twist
• warp
• writhe

Hyponyms

• foreshape
• overshape
•   —
• bend    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bifurcate
• coil
• curl
• crinkle
• dent
• depress
• emboss
• engrave
• entwine
• fold
• fork
• flatten
• gouge
• mold
• press
• raise
• roll up
• roughen
• round
• scallop
• sharpen
• smoothen
• straighten
• wad

Hypernyms

• alter    [⇒ thesaurus]
• manipulate
• metamorphose
• transform

Holonyms

• guise    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:shape (noun)

Further reading

• “240. form” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “form” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.