- formative - relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts"
- formative - susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"
Antonym: old (indirect, via young)
- formative, inchoative - beginning to develop; "inchoative stages"
Antonym: mature (indirect, via immature)
- formative - capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
Antonym: destructive (indirect, via constructive)
- formative, shaping - forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
Antonym: destructive (indirect, via constructive)
- formative - susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"