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
But when the team moved on to testing if the prosthesis could decode unstructured inner speech, the limitations of the BCI became quite apparent.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
Physical activity for elementary school students must include unstructured play outside.
Activities such as time on an electronic device, time in a physical education class, and time spent walking to class may not be included toward the minimum requirements.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Other noms included outstanding directing for a reality program and outstanding unstructured reality program.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
Physical activity for elementary school students must include unstructured play outside.
Activities such as time on an electronic device, time in a physical education class, and time spent walking to class may not be included toward the minimum requirements.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Other noms included outstanding directing for a reality program and outstanding unstructured reality program.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
Adjective
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This is a young and talented group with tremendous upside under a defensive coordinator who thrives off chaotic defensive lines.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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But everything about this first half offensively — save for one TD pass to Sutton — has felt unorganized and ineffective and chaotic.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The cabin is full of Arsham’s touches, including bathroom tiles made of recycled material and amorphous glass sconces that appear to billow like fabric.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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What makes Darwin’s silk so extraordinary is its molecular architecture – a blend of crystalline beta-sheet structures that provide strength and amorphous, spring-like domains that add elasticity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The book is endlessly recursive, as shapeless as water.—
Nadja Spiegelman,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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Instead, in too many formless episodes, Season 4 favors quiet solo scenes (Syd perfects a dish amid dramatic lighting and a haunting St. Vincent track, in a set piece that looks lovely but has nothing new to say) and earnest two-handers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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