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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.
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Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Episodes are long, rambling, and shapeless.
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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.
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Dulce Moncada,
Glamour,
23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shapeless
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
See All Example Sentences for shapeless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
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Through a slurry of distorted guitars and deadpan singing, the album brushes against grief, addiction, and abandonment through a layer of gauzy nonchalance.
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Latvian intelligence argues that Putin is not only looking for ways to pressure NATO countries to back off Ukraine, but may also be receiving distorted assessments from inside his own system — raising the risk that Russia could misjudge Western resolve.
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Many big-box stores promote quartz over similar but much safer countertops manufactured from crushed glass; these are made from amorphous silica, which is much less toxic than crystalline silica.
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Many big-box stores promote quartz over similar but much safer countertops manufactured from crushed glass; these are made from amorphous silica, which is much less toxic than crystalline silica.
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In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
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The Hisense 85-inch E7 Cinema Series 4K Smart TV is a monstrous, high-quality flagship screen, and this is probably the best time all year to buy it for your wall.
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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.
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These new formations are much more likely to occur than for things to turn into a formless goop.
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Never soak leather or put it in the washing machine, which can result in dry, cracked, misshapen gloves that end up in the trash.
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Heat can weaken fibers and cause fabrics to yellow or fade, leaving items misshapen or looking dingy.
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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The combat that follows is intimate, chaotic, and bloody.
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Universal discovery offers visibility into structured and unstructured data regardless of storage format, including major databases such as SQL Server and Oracle.
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At Prisk Elementary, students have four periods of play a day, varying between structured and unstructured play to prod early childhood development — how to take a turn, how to invite play, how to accept that invitation, Hickox said.
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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.
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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.
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeless. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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