UNSHAPEN Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unshapen

adjective

Definition of unshapen

as in unshaped

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Adjective

Along one wall, rows of unshaped, creaseless, open-crown hats wait in various stages of completion.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
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

Definition of unshaped

Adjective

These primitive instincts are highly attuned to potential danger and are often triggered before our conscious mind registers that something isn’t right.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
When our skin senses heat, those signals travel to a primitive part of the brain that tells our body to cool down.

— Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of primitive

Adjective

For a while, Crystal Lake hews closely to the very rudimentary mythology introduced in Sean Cunningham’s original movie.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The concern is that a small, rudimentary drone like this one could be weaponized with explosives and do serious damage to a large concert, sporting event, or campaign rally.

— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of rudimentary

Adjective

Many houses in the densely populated middle class neighborhood where the sprayers operated were built with low quality materials, left unfinished or damaged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The unfinished lower level offers an exceptional amount of space for storage, a workshop, hobby area, home theater, or gym.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfinished

Adjective

Nearly a third of the stocks held by amateur traders are also held by hedge funds and other quintessentially aggressive pros, a record share.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
In the last few months, sea creatures such as whale and hammerhead sharks, devil rays, wahoos and other fish species have been seen by beachgoers and amateur anglers from Orange County to Malibu.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of amateur

Adjective

Referee Adrian Hill was also suspended for unprofessional conduct in the Miami-Minnesota game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
This is just another mess for the WNBA, a terrible look for A'ja Wilson, and wildly unprofessional from Amazon Prime Video.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of unprofessional

Adjective

The whole was topped not by a cupola or a cross but a small pennant, on which the Festival emblem had been drawn in crayons in a rather amateurish hand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The show focuses on the fictional Toledo Truth Teller, an understaffed, more-than-slightly amateurish, failing publication that shares its office space with the Softees toilet paper company owned by its parent corporation.

— Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of amateurish

Adjective

An unskilled crew can raise a structural shell in weeks instead of months, and the finished building resists fire, mold, and Category 5 hurricane winds.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Persona did not see economic viability in the unskilled labor approach, Radford says.

— Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unskilled

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