Causal
Formative
Formative adjective - Having a role in deciding something's final form.
Usage example: a teacher who was a formative influence on generations of students
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Synonyms for Formative
Causal and formative are semantically related. You can use "Causal" instead an adjective "Formative".
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Related pairs
- sensitive and causal
- sensitive and formative
- original and causal
- original and formative
- productive and causal
- productive and formative
- imaginative and causal
- imaginative and formative
- creative and causal
- creative and formative
- inventive and causal
- inventive and formative
- decisive and causal
- decisive and formative
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Formative and Causal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/causal/formative
Causal & Formative. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/causal/formative>.
Formative or Causal. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/causal/formative.
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