unshapen

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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
  • Unique camping options include wooden platform sites and primitive tent areas, plus cabins for overnight stays.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Coming Labor Revolution Makes Events Essential The next five years will bring changes that make today’s AI implementations look primitive.
    Shawn Pierce, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ants display rudimentary counting abilities, can understand the concept of zero and make tools.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The voice performers — including Thomas Lennon, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villasenor, and Fortune Feimster — are superior to the rudimentary computer animation that probably works better on the small screen.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some are unfinished, their massive pedestals hinting at what would’ve been.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Think formfitting denim pantsuits with oversize patch pockets stretching past the bottom hem; jeans with raw, unfinished hemlines, or dressy, slightly masculine shirts reconfigured as wrap tops to be layered under cropped cardigans.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Thursday Murder Club is about amateur sleuths.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Denmark’s National Police Commissioner Thorkild Fogde told CNN Tuesday that these were not amateur or hobby drones, but rather large drones that likely had a capable operator.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This type of behavior by Mayor Hammoud was uncalled for, classless, unprofessional and just plain wrong.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Retired Chief of Detention Telisa White told The Charlotte Observer recently that McFadden is narcissistic and unprofessional.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Relations only continued to tank when, in 2020, American mercenaries attempted to overthrow the Venezuelan government in an amateurish scheme.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lane change issues, road debris or an unskilled driver are all quickly visible in the rear-view mirror with a tap on the accelerator.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • For the unskilled makeup amateurs among us, the face-sculpting technique of contouring is a little too intimidating.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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