Assortment and Formation

Assortment

Assortment noun - An unorganized collection or mixture of various things.

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Formation and assortment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Assortment".

Nearby Words: assorted, assort, assorting

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Assortment and formation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assortment" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

special	special assortment	special formation
standard	standard assortment	standard formation
original	original assortment	original formation
proper	proper assortment	proper formation
Other adjectives: entire, distinct, massive, large, new, odd, strange, different.

Whereas in Hollywood armies which relied heavily on formation seem to often forget all their training at the drop of a hat, in Gladiator an assortment of random fighters manage to form a very tight and cohesive formation, and even adapt it at a second's notice with no prior drilling!

Source: Inverted Trope

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