as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
writes unstructured compositions that some people might not even regard as poems
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Recent Examples of unstructured
Kids who regularly engage in unstructured play, Gray has written, build confidence and a sense of mastery by having to make decisions and navigate conflict among themselves, without the intervention or judgment of grownups.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Another key takeaway was that Snowflake’s unstructured data capabilities have strengthened, but there are still some gaps to address.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Its unstructured body is also easily foldable for storage and travel.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
These robotic structures will be capable of performing safely in dynamic, unstructured environments.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Another key takeaway was that Snowflake’s unstructured data capabilities have strengthened, but there are still some gaps to address.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Its unstructured body is also easily foldable for storage and travel.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
These robotic structures will be capable of performing safely in dynamic, unstructured environments.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
Adjective
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Paul’s chaotic yet candid nature quickly uplifted her to reality TV icon status, so much so that ABC named her their next star of The Bachelorette.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dispatch recordings from firefighters who were first on the scene at Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra’s home early Thursday reveal a chaotic and fast-moving fire that left crews scrambling to find water and to contain the spreading flames.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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These are all these amorphous money losers.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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This amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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The original cut ran nearly two-and-a-half hours, and according to its editor, Ralph Rosenblum, was a shapeless mass of bits, loosely linked by the hero’s relationship with Annie.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
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Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Although the cloud sounds like an abstract, formless entity, its physical location matters: Proximity to cloud data centers determines how quickly users can access internet platforms.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But Safdie’s script is at times formless and somewhat baggy.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Austen’s image expresses energy at odds with its unformed context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The serious implication of it in the context of a Western, regarding the frontier as a place where state power is unformed, loose, and dubious, remains anecdotal and undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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