unformed

adjective

un·​formed ˌən-ˈfȯrmd 

: not arranged in regular shape, order, or relations

especially : immature, undeveloped

Synonyms

• amorphous
• formless
• chaotic
• unstructured
• shapeless
• unshaped
• vague
• fuzzy

Examples of unformed in a Sentence

what was once an unformed lump of clay is now an attractive, useful bowl

under his care and tutelage, young men, unformed in mind and body, became battle-worthy soldiers

Recent Examples on the Web

The serious implication of it in the context of a Western, regarding the frontier as a place where state power is unformed, loose, and dubious, remains anecdotal and undeveloped. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025

In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me. —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025

As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit. —Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025

What’s unformed and ungainly here makes that patience finite. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unformed

• misinformed
• outperformed
• undeformed
• uniformed
• uninformed
• unperformed
• unreformed
• untransformed
• conformed
• deformed
• informed
• malformed

Kids Definition

unformed

adjective

un·​formed ˌən-ˈfȯ(ə)rmd 

1

: not arranged in regular shape, order, or relations

especially : shapeless

2

: immature, undeveloped

an unformed thought