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

The Shadow of the Bear is the name given to an unusually shaped shadow against Whiteside Mountain near Cashiers, North Carolina. — Eva Flowe october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Varmilo and NiZ’s EC switches, for example, have Cherry MX-style, cross-shaped stems and plastic housing. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

The home button has its own distinct metal surface, and other buttons on the remote are indented or distinctly shaped. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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

Verb

The notice says those factors shaped the length of the prison term and the decision to suspend it. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

For others, simply sharing the room with two women who have shaped American history was overwhelming. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Because many Italian immigrants arrived without having been shaped by the Anglo-American racial order, many initially found solidarity with Black Americans. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

This digital journey potentially shaped the ideologies that formed into a riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

The stone pillars were cut and shaped using a technique still unknown to researchers. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

The office, and Professor Brown’s unabashed obsession with women who had lived and worked a thousand years ago, shaped the young woman’s dreams. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Is this truly what museum security requires, or has the logic of a private compound shaped an institution that was supposed to welcome the city? — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

To someone who knows Miami-Dade, the mangroves, coral and photographs of workers and machinery reveal more of what shaped that view. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026