as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
writes unstructured compositions that some people might not even regard as poems
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Recent Examples of unstructured
This will also likely give you more comfort to fade your presence and oversight of your children’s outdoor play, giving them even more benefit of the freedom of unstructured time without an adult!
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Emily Edlynn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
The result is that children today are busier than ever, often with activities that deprive them of valuable unstructured time.
—Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The officers are going to have an unstructured and uninterrupted conversation with a troublesome man in their custody, the first of many planned for benefit of jailers and jailed.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Traditional analysis methods often fail to process unstructured data efficiently, but AI has transformed this landscape.
—Hayk Ghukasyan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Emily Edlynn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
The result is that children today are busier than ever, often with activities that deprive them of valuable unstructured time.
—Theo Wolf, Contributor, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The officers are going to have an unstructured and uninterrupted conversation with a troublesome man in their custody, the first of many planned for benefit of jailers and jailed.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Traditional analysis methods often fail to process unstructured data efficiently, but AI has transformed this landscape.
—Hayk Ghukasyan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
Adjective
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As chaotic and entertaining as the transfer portal is, keeping star-caliber pieces in college is vital to building a truly elite team.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Viewers looked forward to their weekly check-in with Akil’s characters, who are as flawed and resilient as real people, neither Shonda levels of chaotic nor reality-TV caricatures.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Opposition forces share the amorphous goal of making the country a federal democratic union, an arrangement that might accommodate the interests of the diverse factions arrayed against the junta.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Even though Herschel's mirror, was larger than Hubble's, at 3.5-meters (11.5 feet) in diameter, to Herschel, the 1,848 far-infrared sources all look like amorphous blobs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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And despite its ambling, almost shapeless nature, Who by Fire is never boring, because Lesage and his actors fill every scene with surprise and suspense.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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What do these formless smudges on the page mean?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
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There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.—
Sarah-Tai Black,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2023
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It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Oct. 2021
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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