1
as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a shapeless old hat
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2
as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
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Recent Examples of shapeless
And despite its ambling, almost shapeless nature, Who by Fire is never boring, because Lesage and his actors fill every scene with surprise and suspense.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Toward the end, though, this dubious, shapeless patchwork of a movie does achieve a strange, halting power—by making an inquiry into the nature of power itself.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
When the fish are brought to the surface, however, the comparative lack of pressure causes their bodies to collapse into shapeless puddles of goo.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst?
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Toward the end, though, this dubious, shapeless patchwork of a movie does achieve a strange, halting power—by making an inquiry into the nature of power itself.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
When the fish are brought to the surface, however, the comparative lack of pressure causes their bodies to collapse into shapeless puddles of goo.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Some compress you like a sausage casing, others sag into shapeless blobs after one wash, and the worst?
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
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The two-story Iowa City institution pulses with strong pours, cold beer and the gasp of raspy vocals and distorted riffs that rattle the floorboards.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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Wiles and Taylor had essentially unlocked a portal between disparate mathematical realms, revealing that each looks like a distorted mirror image of the other.—
Joseph Howlett,
Wired News,
27 July 2025
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The answer might seem obvious—the connection is based on the human body—but, as Brooks explains, the answer is much more amorphous.—
Chava Pearl Lansky,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
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And don’t try to duck the matter by saying that the count is somehow amorphous or altogether indeterminate.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Her team then discovers something monstrous waiting for them.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Tobolowsky played the monstrous Mr. Bates, Anna's English teacher and Tess' former classmate, in Freaky Friday.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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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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People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Over time, the foot becomes misshapen, and ulcers and serious infections can develop.1 What Is Charcot Foot?—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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His meetings are chaotic and keeps insulting the staff ...—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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,
30 July 2025
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Many solutions focus on structured data, while some specialize in preparing unstructured data to compliantly accelerate GenAI success.—
Jesse Todd,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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