Synonyms of formation

1. formation, arrangement: usage: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2. formation, shaping, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing: usage: the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
3. constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation, beginning, start, commencement: usage: the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
4. geological formation, formation, object, physical object: usage: (geology) the geological features of the earth
5. formation, placement, arrangement: usage: a particular spatial arrangement
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"