as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art
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Recent Examples of amorphous
The character was previously portrayed in Rise of the Silver Surfer as a big, amorphous cloud in space, but Ineson will portray the space god as he's depicted in the comics: a massive being in purple-and-blue armor.
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EW.com, 23 July 2025
One of the latest and perhaps most chilling AI invasions involves city pop, the amorphous genre of glitzy late ’70s and ’80s Japanese pop music that became an online obsession in the West in recent years.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
High-density amorphous ice was found to be possible in the 1980s when researchers crushed amorphous ice at –328 degrees Fahrenheit (–200 degrees Celsius).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Perhaps Tatsuki's manga resonates with people outside Japan who have amorphous worries about the future, and this manga is a way to debate or focus on anxiety.
—Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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EW.com, 23 July 2025
One of the latest and perhaps most chilling AI invasions involves city pop, the amorphous genre of glitzy late ’70s and ’80s Japanese pop music that became an online obsession in the West in recent years.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
High-density amorphous ice was found to be possible in the 1980s when researchers crushed amorphous ice at –328 degrees Fahrenheit (–200 degrees Celsius).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Perhaps Tatsuki's manga resonates with people outside Japan who have amorphous worries about the future, and this manga is a way to debate or focus on anxiety.
—Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorphous
Adjective
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That's according to a TikTok Godwin posted from the somewhat chaotic marg-making experience.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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His meetings are chaotic and keeps insulting the staff ...—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reading to them and allowing time or unstructured free play can sharpen creativity.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
15 Aug. 2025
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Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For one, crowds are shapeless and faceless entities that are sometimes written off as impressionable mobs, sometimes glorified as a collection of freedom fighters.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Dec. 2022
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There’s not much to say about her shapeless, messy brunette wig, either.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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Instead, in too many formless episodes, Season 4 favors quiet solo scenes (Syd perfects a dish amid dramatic lighting and a haunting St. Vincent track, in a set piece that looks lovely but has nothing new to say) and earnest two-handers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Austen’s image expresses energy at odds with its unformed context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The fuzzy covering can also wear down your dog's teeth over time.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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The penumbral and partial phases (as the full moon moves through Earth’s fuzzy outer shadow, the penumbra, and into its dark umbra) will precede totality when the lunar surface turns dark and red.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The law is vague and broad and included no room for considering the literary merit of the work, and so the result was a wave of book bans across the state.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My ideas around him were vague and uninformed, mostly of the stiff host tolerating the younger acts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Amorphous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorphous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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