Formation and Idea

Formation

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

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

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

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Formation and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

good	good formation	good idea
best	best formation	best idea
similar	similar formation	similar idea
common	common formation	common idea
Other adjectives: original, initial, single, stupid, actual, entire, bad, new, early, odd, strange, basic, different.

It was a bad idea for fighters to stick too closely to a formation, on the other hand.

Source: Call That a Formation?
When the BMP-1 came out, it was a huge shock to NATO planners, who hadn't put a whole lot of thought into the idea of a heavily armed, speedy APC which could keep in formation with main battle tanks.

Source: Useful Notes / Reds with Rockets aka: Mi G
Awesome, but Impractical: The idea of turning ships into icebergs to disguise them sounds brillant at first, but then...Ismay: Icebergs travelling in formation, sir?

Source: Film / Into the Storm (2009)

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