/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of back formation Find synonyms for: Noun1. back-formation, wordusage: a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from itWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language