Chapter Force to For the better of F by Soule's Synonymes

Formation. n.

1. Creation, production.
2. Composition, constitution, making up.
3. Arrangement, combination, disposal, disposition.

Formative, a.

1. Plastic, creative, shaping, determinative.
2. (Gram.) Derivative, non-radical, inflectional.

Former, n. Maker, framer, author, creator, constructer.

Former, a.

1. Previous, prior, anterior, antecedent, preceding, forgoing.
2. Quondam, ci-devant, late, old-time.
3. Past, gone by, bygone, foregone, previous.
4. First named, first mentioned.

Formerly, ad. Heretofore, anciently, aforetime, of old, in times past, in days of yore, long ago, in past ages.

Formidable, a. Fearful, dreadful, terrible, redoubted, frightful, terrific, horrible, tremendous.

Formless, a. Shapeless, amorphous, chaotic.

Formula, n. Form, rule, model, formulary.

Formulary, n.

1. Book of forms.
2. Form, model, rule, formula.
3. Ritual, ceremonial.