Synonyms of shaping

shaping

verb

present participle of shape

1

as in adjusting

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

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• putting
• conforming
• suiting
• editing
• preparing
• customizing
• fitting
• fashioning
• conditioning
• accommodating
• transforming
• acclimating
• matching
• altering
• modifying
• bending
• doctoring
• acclimatizing
• establishing
• converting
• modeling
• tuning
• readjusting
• equipping
• correcting
• orienting
• revising
• regulating
• gearing
• harmonizing
• remaking
• reworking
• patterning
• squaring
• redesigning
• rooting
• reclaiming
• hardening
• attuning
• training
• orientating
• recasting
• priming
• remodeling
• readapting
• reinventing
• familiarizing
• recycling
• settling
• refashioning
• acquainting
• toughening
• reengineering
• rehearsing
• refocusing
• revamping
• redoing
• accustoming
• readying
• rigging
• inuring
• redeveloping
• refitting
• habituating
• phasing
• naturalizing
• seasoning
• registering
• fine-tuning
• making over
• refiguring
• fiddling (with)
• habilitating
• rejiggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

2

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• preparing
• designing
• organizing
• arranging
• plotting
• calculating
• charting
• devising
• projecting
• outlining
• budgeting
• drafting
• choreographing
• framing
• mapping (out)
• blueprinting
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• contemplating
• intriguing
• figuring
• sketching
• conspiring
• contriving
• intending
• aiming
• concerting
• machinating
• getting up
• meaning
• having on
• meditating
• putting up
• premeditating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaping

Instead, major powers in each theater will play a more prominent role in guiding projects of regional integration, shaping regional order, and providing public goods. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

And a major question shaping the elections is whether the prime minister should be held responsible for the Hamas attacks. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

That insight is shaping the next chapter of Project Bootstrap. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Policy Policy Your guide to the Supreme Court, federal courts, judicial nominations, and the legal battles shaping American policy. — Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026

Armstrong Williams examines the issues shaping America’s future, from the approaching midterm elections to the security of essential technology and the health of American families. — Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026

In turn, these migrants are shaping America’s religious landscape. — Johanna Bard Richlin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Wireless, shaping and smoothing bra styles and underwear packs are also available. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026