unshapen

Definition of unshapennext

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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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Buffington had been working as an after-school instructor for classes in woodworking, primitive skills and kite-making through the Princeton Recreation Department.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • These regular observations will gradually take in data and aim to provide pivotal information about the strengths, compositions, and histories of these primitive cosmic bodies.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • There, everyone comes and goes on longboats that have awnings, a row of rudimentary seats, and a small outboard motor.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The medical system provides only the most rudimentary care, and hospitals have little to no medicine.
    Joseph J. Gonzalez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Dante’s Divine Comedy almost joined the ranks of the great unfinished poems in literary history.
    Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Their second feature is based on an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca and revolves around the interconnected stories of three men across three different eras.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Webster learned that the FBI, media organizations, and amateur internet sleuths were using facial-recognition software to identify those who’d stormed the Capitol.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But to unmask the killer in a mansion filled with ticking clocks and suspects, amateur detective Eileen must first get round discouragement from Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman as superintendent Battle.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Some more unprofessional nonsense at the Time Life building, sometime in the 60s.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • This annoyed Potter, who felt holding talks in such a public place was an amateurish move.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Bannon, for his part, slammed Kennedy's effectiveness as health secretary, calling his efforts to implement an anti-vaccine agenda unserious and amateurish.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Crawford pushes back against stereotypes that frame blue-collar labor as unskilled, pointing to the intelligence required to understand the technical aspects of complex systems while translating that knowledge to customers.
    Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Complex negotiations in large organizations often fail—not because the negotiators are inexperienced or unskilled but because they’re constrained by two structural challenges, agency and alignment, and by the ways organizations manage those challenges.
    Danny Ertel, Harvard Business Review, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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