shaping vs formative

shaping and formative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shaping	Yes	Yes	No	No
formative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, shaping and formative are synonyms defined as:

shaping and formative: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

Other synonyms of shaping include plastic.

shaping (noun)	formative (noun)
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape	minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
any process serving to define the shape of something

shaping (adjective)	formative (adjective)
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning	forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
	capable of forming new cells and tissues