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as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a shapeless old hat
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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
Spurs are hapless, listless, shapeless, themeless, hopeless.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Its largely shapeless silhouette moved effortlessly in and out of the frame with a hem that fell well below her knee.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Episodes are long, rambling, and shapeless.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
In a season where heavy, shapeless hair is no longer acceptable, the butterfly bob becomes the perfect alternative to the classic bob.
—Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Its largely shapeless silhouette moved effortlessly in and out of the frame with a hem that fell well below her knee.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Episodes are long, rambling, and shapeless.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
In a season where heavy, shapeless hair is no longer acceptable, the butterfly bob becomes the perfect alternative to the classic bob.
—Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
Adjective
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Sensitive plants may show leaf curling, distorted growth, discoloration, or even die from exposure to very small amounts of herbicide.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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First, New Englanders have a distorted view and expectation for what spring truly is.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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On one hand are jihadi groups such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Lakurawa, and on the other are amorphous, criminal groups that specialize in kidnapping for ransom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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That may be because Kahn, whose assemblage art is, in simple terms, spontaneous and non-conformist with its amorphous shapes and eccentric use of color.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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In 1980 and ’81, Ghirri was lured to Amsterdam, invited by the Polaroid company to experiment with its 20×24 Land Camera, a monstrous version of the then-ubiquitous SX-70 folding model.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Gavin Grahovac tagged Johnson for a monstrous solo home run to cut USC’s lead to 9-2 in the fifth.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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In contrast to the article’s portrait of a formless contest, recent polling portrays a race that is becoming more structured.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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These new formations are much more likely to occur than for things to turn into a formless goop.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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These misshapen and withered figurines—a teddy bear with a candle and a turkey in pointed shoes—looked over at the photos from low plinths in one corner of the gallery.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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If the cucumbers are starting to turn yellow, have wrinkled skin, or have become misshapen, they've usually been left on the vine too long.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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This efficient metro connects the whole city, without having to brave the chaotic, crowded streets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Witnesses described a chaotic scene as gunfire erupted near the beach.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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After being greenlit for a second season, the network is submitting the series in 10 categories at this year’s Emmy Awards, including a bid in the outstanding unstructured reality program category, Variety revealed exclusively.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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The mismatch tends to hit hardest when weekends are unstructured and rest-heavy while weekdays are rigid and high-demand.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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More than a hundred years after unformed marble passed through her hands and into human form, her works are at long last assembled together to speak as a kind of family.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Davidson’s chat with Kelly has no structure, no segments, and no particular gimmick; and while none of that is required of a podcast, some sense of organization can help shape an otherwise-unformed snippet of conversation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeless. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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