Synonyms of shaped

shaped 1 of 2

adjective

as in formed

Related Words

• formed
• structured
• shapen
• organized
• ordered
• coherent
• decided
• orderly
• distinct
• definite
• clear

Dissimilar Words

• amorphous
• unstructured
• shapeless
• unformed
• formless
• unshaped
• nondescript
• chaotic
• featureless
• unorganized
• characterless
• disorganized
• incoherent
• unordered
• systemless

shaped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shape

1

as in adapted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

a dress shaped to the customer's particular figure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapted
• adjusted
• tailored
• conformed
• suited
• put
• fashioned
• fitted
• customized
• edited
• prepared
• conditioned
• accommodated
• transformed
• matched
• acclimated
• altered
• modified
• acclimatized
• modeled
• doctored
• equipped
• converted
• patterned
• established
• oriented
• rooted
• tuned
• readjusted
• geared
• attuned
• squared
• revised
• reworked
• corrected
• orientated
• redesigned
• primed
• hardened
• harmonized
• reclaimed
• trained
• readapted
• refashioned
• regulated
• remade
• recycled
• reinvented
• acquainted
• familiarized
• recast
• remodeled
• accustomed
• bent
• settled
• rigged
• toughened
• refocused
• habituated
• inured
• rehearsed
• revamped
• readied
• redeveloped
• refitted
• seasoned
• reengineered
• phased
• made over
• naturalized
• rejiggered
• fine-tuned
• refigured
• registered
• fiddled (with)
• redid
• habilitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusted

2

as in designed

to work out the details of (something) in advance

over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• designed
• planned
• prepared
• arranged
• organized
• plotted
• calculated
• charted
• outlined
• devised
• projected
• choreographed
• mapped (out)
• budgeted
• framed
• drafted
• laid out
• blueprinted
• schemed (out)
• strategized (about)
• contemplated
• sketched
• intended
• conspired
• intrigued
• contrived
• figured
• aimed
• got up
• machinated
• had on
• meant
• put up
• concerted
• meditated
• premeditated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaped

Adjective

Domino’s new Domino is also rectangular-shaped, a hallmark of Detroit-style pizza, and designed for a single serving. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Mizar and Alcor In the handle of the pan-shaped Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) is the pair of stars called Mizar and Alcor. — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The fruit is large, cone-shaped, and features smooth yellow-green to gold skin, with a sweet, mellow flavor and a hint of honey. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Not only is this the highest resolution presentation, but the theater screens themselves are also massive, curved and somewhat square-shaped, allowing the audience to feel enveloped by the movie. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Of the capital's four iconic pastas -- carbonara, gricia, amatriciana and cacio e pepe -- only the latter is typically made with a fresh noodle, the square-shaped, long tonnarelli. — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

This cross-shaped cross-section increases the specific surface area available for thermal transfer, enhancing the rate of heat conduction from the core to the coolant. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

These sheer, almond-shaped, pink French tip nails are dreamy. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 July 2026

Verb

But rather than succumbing to any one style, Lam developed a unique voice shaped by surrealism, cubism and his heritage as the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a mixed-race mother. — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Each image reveals, through its subjects’ surroundings and wardrobe, the social imbalances that shaped their lives. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

These semi-aquatic animals had canine teeth instead of a horn and barrel-shaped torsos. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Moroccans voted for a new parliament Wednesday in an election shaped by mounting frustration among young people, high unemployment despite a thriving economy and demands for better schools, hospitals and housing. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

But, perhaps due to their skepticism and healthy distance from show business, Gisondo’s parents had very specific rules that shaped his career. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Kamas, Utah, a small community of about 2,100 residents at the scenic intersection of the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains, has long been shaped by cattle ranching and the lumber industry. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

The willingness to admit a mistake was shaped by what happened the last time someone admitted one. — Farida Abjani, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Greiner dates the form to the 19th century fiction of George Eliot, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens—the literature that shaped Lee. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026