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
  • When a new student arrives in the middle of the year with rudimentary English skills, the bilingual aide helps them, and me, out by providing direct support that suits their needs.
    Jeremy DeLuca, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Chase scenes are easily tracked over rich urban terrain, and shootouts tend to play out in clear, rudimentary compositions.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • With Mercury retrograde in Pisces activating your creative fifth house of love, children and self-expression, you’re encouraged to revisit everything from unfinished projects to romantic connections that lack closure or never quite reached their potential.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The court ruled that the ATF is permitted to regulate some weapon-parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers under the Gun Control Act.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • All work gets done on the beach The digital nomad stereotype suggests unprofessional setups and casual work environments.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That is about as unprofessional as golfers get on the PGA Tour.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Photo: Focus Features/Everett Collection A Coen brothers riff on the spy genre, Burn After Reading is filled with self-mythologizing drunks, unskilled opportunists, and borderline morons.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In reference to Table 1, TRINA 1.0 was able to perform telemedicine and unskilled physical tasks.
    Kris Hauser, IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2020
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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