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
  • Unlike the predictable drawers that pull out, this style slides out to the side, so pulling out paper clips feels more like an event than a rudimentary task.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2025
  • Rather than simply responding to instructions, the systems demonstrated initiative, persistence, and a rudimentary capacity for self-preservation.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • America's promise remains unfinished, and truth and repair are a robust recipe for stimulating forward momentum that affirms the ideals animating the Declaration of Independence.
    Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The novel follows two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together, with the help of a journalist intent to connect the dots.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • While aerial intercepts are intended to prevent airspace violations, such maneuvers can lead to midair collisions if executed in an unsafe or unprofessional manner.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Channel 9 is the most unprofessional of all Orlando news programs.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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