unshapen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshapen
Adjective
  • 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
  • It’s by far the album’s worst song, and the one that feels most unshaped by Max Martin’s touch.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.
    Joseph J. Kolb, Fox News, 18 July 2017
  • Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.
    OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017
Adjective
  • Perry’s boxing skills were far too rudimentary for Paul and he was stopped in the sixth round.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Though being able to identify and pursue targets can make even a rudimentary swarm more dangerous, the ability to soak up the defender’s data, share that information with other drones and adjust based on what’s happening on the battlefield is far more lethal.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Big-ticket items included Lynch's own copies of the Lost Highway screenplay and separately, a set of unfinished screenplays for Ronnie Rocket.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • The home inspection report said that some of the pipes visible in an unfinished area don’t have any insulation around them.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Two common themes emerged: many aren’t sure of who the DA is or what the office does and, those who do know, view the DA as ineffective, unprofessional and, in many cases, incompetent.
    Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
  • Missing weight is still largely viewed as being unprofessional.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Two thirds of them were unskilled working-class men.
    Christopher R. Browning, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2025
  • That doesn't mean that those employees were unskilled.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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