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
The officers are going to have an unstructured and uninterrupted conversation with a troublesome man in their custody, the first of many planned for benefit of jailers and jailed.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Traditional analysis methods often fail to process unstructured data efficiently, but AI has transformed this landscape.
—Hayk Ghukasyan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The woven design of the fabric is an elevated upgrade to the classic pique polo in your closet to wear under an unstructured blazer with a matching pants, classic indigo jeans or even khaki shorts with a stellar pair of loafers to complete the look.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
The product collection features a soft, heavyweight cotton T-shirt built with comfort and fit in mind; a midweight French terry fabric hoodie; and an unstructured club cap with a mid-depth design.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Traditional analysis methods often fail to process unstructured data efficiently, but AI has transformed this landscape.
—Hayk Ghukasyan, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The woven design of the fabric is an elevated upgrade to the classic pique polo in your closet to wear under an unstructured blazer with a matching pants, classic indigo jeans or even khaki shorts with a stellar pair of loafers to complete the look.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
The product collection features a soft, heavyweight cotton T-shirt built with comfort and fit in mind; a midweight French terry fabric hoodie; and an unstructured club cap with a mid-depth design.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
Adjective
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But one wild, dare-we-say chaotic month can change things, and the Pirates wouldn’t mind following Detroit’s blueprint.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The latter are chaotic galaxies that lack a distinct shape, and are low in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium — akin to galaxies from the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Comedy is this huge, amorphous, unpredictable, uncontrollable thing, and there’s an SNL connection to at least half of it.—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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And despite its ambling, almost shapeless nature, Who by Fire is never boring, because Lesage and his actors fill every scene with surprise and suspense.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Toward the end, though, this dubious, shapeless patchwork of a movie does achieve a strange, halting power—by making an inquiry into the nature of power itself.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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What do these formless smudges on the page mean?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Elaborating on the different forms of Shiva worshipped across cultures, Tripathi says, the concept of divine being is difficult to understand in its nirguna (formless) form.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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As chief of patrol, the No. 2 unformed official, Chell has feuded wildly and needlessly with the press and politicians while leading a secretive and highly aggressive quality of life unit.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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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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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
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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