SHAPED Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

shaped 1 of 2

adjective

as in formed

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shaped

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verb

past tense of shape

as in adapted

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation a dress shaped to the customer's particular figure

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as in designed

to work out the details of (something) in advance over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy

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Note Cockroach droppings are also commonly mistaken for mouse droppings, as they are similarly sized and also oval-shaped. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026 The Shadow of the Bear is the name given to an unusually shaped shadow against Whiteside Mountain near Cashiers, North Carolina. — Eva Flowe october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 Varmilo and NiZ’s EC switches, for example, have Cherry MX-style, cross-shaped stems and plastic housing. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 The home button has its own distinct metal surface, and other buttons on the remote are indented or distinctly shaped. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Now some 400,000 visitors flock to this oddly shaped, fascinating geographic anomaly each year. — Irene Middleman Thomas, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 Domino’s new Domino is also rectangular-shaped, a hallmark of Detroit-style pizza, and designed for a single serving. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Mizar and Alcor In the handle of the pan-shaped Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) is the pair of stars called Mizar and Alcor. — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

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The future will not be shaped only by the power of our technology or our weapons, but by the quality of our conversations—and the courage of the choices that follow. — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 That gives the gin a pale yellow color, and adds barrel notes of oak and dried fruit to a palate shaped by botanicals including juniper, queen of the night (a nocturnal cactus flower), coriander seed, Damask rose, and Nigerian ginger. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 For a generation shaped by financial upheaval and therapy culture, prenups are increasingly framed not as plans for divorce but as intimate acts of transparency, trust and self-protection. — Grace Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Now dbbeats, a sleep tech startup spun off from LG Electronics in 2024, is back with a follow-up shaped by feedback from more than 3,000 first-gen backers and users. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 The films form a trio of emotional studies of adolescence shaped by grief. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 The global distribution biz has greenlit a third season of its original series Making a Serial Killer, the true-crime series that looks at what shaped the world’s most notorious serial killers. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The notice says those factors shaped the length of the prison term and the decision to suspend it. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 For others, simply sharing the room with two women who have shaped American history was overwhelming. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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When decisions arrive pre-formed, discernment fades.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Both pre-formed vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids are used in supplements.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of formed

Verb

The Austen classic has been adapted for the big screen numerous times, though the most notable one being the 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, which was both a critical and commercial hit.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Chaparral are adapted to fire every 30 to 130 years — not every eight.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

The new version, which relies on Google’s Gemini AI technology, is designed to understand what is on a user’s screen and act on it, help with writing, and search a user’s phone for context, among other features.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Leading the October launch are the new Cream Multi-Stick and Highlighting Multi-Stick, multitasking essentials designed around versatility, ease and portability.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of designed

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When compared with millennials at the same age, and adjusted for inflation, Gen Zers' household income is 25% higher and their overall spending is 16% more, according to a PwC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Real wages, adjusted for inflation, have declined almost every month since the Iran war started, prompting some consumers to dip into savings and rely on credit cards to get by.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Verb

With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

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The study is part of an ongoing research project that explores how a form of brief interpersonal psychotherapy called MOMCare, which is specially tailored to treating prenatal depression, affects pregnant women with depression and their babies.

— Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
And the Flex Shed’s platform height and column placement can be easily tailored to exist in harmony with street signs, bus stop shelters, and trees.

— Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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