MISSHAPED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

misshaped

verb

past tense of misshape

as in distorted

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped

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But this may be distorted by its stake in AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Even after the team deliberately distorted the geometry, the one-way transport remained remarkably stable.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of distorted

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Many of the characters are deformed in some way, though Williams does not adopt the language of disability to describe their particular experiences.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
By watching and analyzing how the soft fingers deformed, the AI could tell the difference between touching sand and touching the pen, estimate the pen’s location, and guide the gripper to lift it out.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 July 2026

Definition of deformed

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Méndez curled a free kick from the right side that went untouched off the post and into the net in the 84th minute to tie it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
For an additional pop of color, Cardi wore her hair in an icy blue bob that was parted to the side and curled under at the ends.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

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