defining

Questions about defining

What is another word for defining?

It depends which defining you mean. In the sense “any process serving to define the shape of something”, the synonyms are shaping. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of defining?

WordNet records no antonym for defining. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for defining come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of defining

• Full entry for definingAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for definingWords matching from the last stressed vowel onward, grouped by syllable count.
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