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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
From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 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
For one, crowds are shapeless and faceless entities that are sometimes written off as impressionable mobs, sometimes glorified as a collection of freedom fighters.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2022
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 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
For one, crowds are shapeless and faceless entities that are sometimes written off as impressionable mobs, sometimes glorified as a collection of freedom fighters.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shapeless
Adjective
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A lot of the super distorted stuff is getting really popular.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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His band delivered distorted guitar, thumping bass and gritty percussion.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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For much of the last decade, the Mets’ amorphous but always restricted budget drew the justified ire of their fan base.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Creating the technology for revolutionaries operating in an amorphous present, such as the scanner device, was another fascinating challenge.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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With its eerily formless threat, catchy theme song, wholesome teen heroes, and ingeniously practical ooze effects (a dazzling mix of in-camera and optical printing), The Blob straddles atomic-era paranoia and gooey creature-feature fun.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, the ball itself will become significantly misshapen to the point that using one of the recharging methods below can’t reverse it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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That change of course also makes the episode feel a bit misshapen.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But, true to the chaotic and improvisational nature of his medium, the screening was delayed by about 25 minutes as Speed wrapped things up and attendees were corralled to their seats with buckets of kettle corn and hard Topo Chicos.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some have turned chaotic, with protesters clashing with authorities.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These robotic structures will be capable of performing safely in dynamic, unstructured environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the new paradigm, PV teams can harness rich safety insights buried in unstructured narratives, clinical notes and global literature—sources that have been impossible to leverage fully until now.—
Aman Wasan,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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