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unshaped

adjective

ˌən-ˈshāpt How to pronounce unshaped (audio)
Definition of unshapednext
as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form an unshaped mass of clay that was just in need of some inspiration from the modeler

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Recent Examples of unshaped Along one wall, rows of unshaped, creaseless, open-crown hats wait in various stages of completion. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026 There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear. — Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023 Years ago, these yew shrubs were dishevelled & unshaped, so The Prince tasked his gardeners with creating their own intriguing topiary designs. — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshaped
  1. amorphous
  2. unformed
  3. unstructured
  4. chaotic
  5. shapeless
  6. formless
Adjective
  • Researchers saw no amorphous halo or comparable disappearance of diffraction spots.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Women are an amorphous concept that cannot possibly be defined.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of amorphous
Adjective
  • On the contrary, its unformed shape and melange of styles add to the sense that Teng is actively searching for the answer to that question with every cut.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This Tony, the future bad-boy tell-all insider of the culinary world, is still touchingly unformed—a mortar full of raw, pasty potential, crying out for life experience to pestle him into shape.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unformed
Adjective
  • Seventy-nine percent of respondents pointed to a lack of expertise managing unstructured data.
    — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Somewhere in the 1990s and 2000s, the unstructured, local, low-stakes version of youth sports started to change.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of unstructured
Adjective
  • Local officials said the scene on the ground was chaotic, with multiple people taken to area hospitals.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Gilbertson’s involvement in the ports grew out of a series of chaotic mergers that in the 1990s led to endless disputes among shippers and the railroads about whose cargo would move first.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Adjective
  • Sand all of it away, and what remains is smooth, convenient, and shapeless.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • This is easily the most shapeless and least comedically focused of Ferrell’s sports stories.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of shapeless
Adjective
  • Musicians have long sought to give form to the formless, unconstrained yet palatable, inspirational and divine.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • Without training in how to respond to it, a threat can feel not just frightening but formless, something to be endured rather than navigated.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Definition of formless

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“Unshaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshaped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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