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

Other trends, like buyers being less willing to wait for wine to age before drinking it, are also shaping the market. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

The wrinkle is that the platforms racing to own the layer where your meaning lives are the same ones shaping the standard meant to free it, so the right to export needs to live in your own contract. — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Religious horror films offer narratives of meaning, mystery, and morality, shaping how power, belief, and the body—both pure and possessed—are understood. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

At the World Bank Group, this question is shaping our approach to AI. — Paschal Donohoe, Time, 8 July 2026

Growth in places like Ocala suggests that rising housing costs are indeed shaping Florida’s demographic future. — Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Private-sector models can be stress-tested for efficacy, and risks can be identified and addressed without a profit motive shaping the outcome. — Neil Björkman, Fortune, 1 July 2026

The mayor’s real power comes through influence — shaping priorities on housing, transit, public safety and economic development. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

Reese Witherspoon's involvement in the 'Legally Blonde' prequel The Hello Sunshine founder was hands-on with shaping the latest installment in Elle Woods' story. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 24 June 2026