1
as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
what was once an unformed lump of clay is now an attractive, useful bowl
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
under his care and tutelage, young men, unformed in mind and body, became battle-worthy soldiers
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Recent Examples of unformed
In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
One is weather, with an as-yet unformed hurricane, which will be named Helene, likely to graze Florida's space coast later this week.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
What’s unformed and ungainly here makes that patience finite.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
One is weather, with an as-yet unformed hurricane, which will be named Helene, likely to graze Florida's space coast later this week.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
What’s unformed and ungainly here makes that patience finite.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unformed
Adjective
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The concern from artist and songwriter communities is valid — almost all of the deals were announced in amorphous terms.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
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For two seasons, Vecna has been the show's villain, a more visceral, human baddie for our heroes to fight, rather than an amorphous entity with no emotional grounding.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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Local officials have grown increasingly wary of unprepared and inexperienced hikers setting out on some of the toughest peaks during perilous conditions.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ryan, in his first season as the Trojans’ linebackers coach, was dealt a tough hand of mostly young, inexperienced players.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Following suit, Fanning’s skirt included the same formless shape with an irregular, midi hemline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
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Although the cloud sounds like an abstract, formless entity, its physical location matters: Proximity to cloud data centers determines how quickly users can access internet platforms.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Unlike older drugs, this formula safely accounts for a baby’s immature metabolism.—
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is really a way to tell the story from a much more immature point of view.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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While navigating Westport by car or on foot is chaotic right now, the goal is to prevent destruction in the future.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lazy Susans and magnetic spice racks turn chaotic fridges and spice shelves into functional spaces.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced major changes to its childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, an age-by-age guide for health care providers on when to vaccinate children to protect them from preventable diseases.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2026
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The show channels a certain energetic, zany sense of humor viewers could recognize from their own adolescent friendships and antics, culminating in a five-season run and a 2021–2023 revival on Paramount+.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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The company also announced a partnership with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics AI, enabling Atlas to reason through complex instructions and operate in unstructured environments.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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There are many different search tools that can be used for a RAG system—and many companies use a hybrid approach that combines vector databases, particularly for unstructured documents, as well as more traditional keyword search or even old-fashioned Boolean search.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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On the medal, the Virgil inscription surrounds a young man sitting under a laurel tree, listening to the Muse, and writing down her song.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once in college, barriers to gaining meaningful work experience persist for young people.—
Brandon Busteed,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Unformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unformed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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