MISSHAPEN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

misshapen

adjective

ˌmis-ˈshā-pən

as in distorted

badly or imperfectly formed the returning camper proudly presented his mother with a misshapen clay bowl that he had made in crafts class

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Recent Examples of misshapen When not in use, keep your wool sweaters folded, and avoid hanging them, which can cause misshapen impressions or stretch out the shoulders. —

Kevin Gray, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025 Lately, Parker has also embraced the wabi-sabi ideal—that there is glory in irregularity, in something being vaguely misshapen. —

Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 No franchise in Disney’s deep corporate Rolodex is more odd and misshapen than Tron. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 There’s a hazy, fantastical quality to the videos in general, but not the kind of fantasy where letters are misshapen and blurring into one another. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misshapen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misshapen

Adjective

Rewiring the fear response The second big part of the training uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help participants work on changing distorted thinking patterns that equate the presence of adrenaline with the presence of a real threat.

— Evan Roberts, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
To Kyle, Camille is a woman who rewrites history, reminiscent of Kyle’s sister’s wilfull denial of her addiction issues, which forces Kyle to live in a distorted narrative.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026