as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form
amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art
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Recent Examples of amorphous
The company itself, as an amorphous entity, is bad, but some of the people working for it are good, or were only bad because other people acted badly toward them first.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Those calculations, needless to share, aren't shared with Lucy's clients, but processed in some amorphous zone between her head and her heart.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
To Update Or Stop Using Browser Patchwork Regulation Is A Problem
Regulation around AI and AI uses cases is even more amorphous and inconsistent than regulation for cryptoassets.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Americans need a new word to describe the country’s amorphous tradition.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Those calculations, needless to share, aren't shared with Lucy's clients, but processed in some amorphous zone between her head and her heart.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
To Update Or Stop Using Browser Patchwork Regulation Is A Problem
Regulation around AI and AI uses cases is even more amorphous and inconsistent than regulation for cryptoassets.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Americans need a new word to describe the country’s amorphous tradition.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amorphous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorphous
Adjective
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His lifestyle became chaotic and dangerous, riddled with violence and crime.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Things got a little chaotic and dangerous when a rogue wheel momentarily became the star of a monster truck show.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Vector databases are good at storing and labeling unstructured data, such as documents and images, using vectors and semantic search.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The red planet pushes for improvement and efficiency in the sign of Virgo, but sometimes that can come across as nitpicky or overly critical, especially to an energy like Venus in Gemini, which prefers things to be spontaneous and unstructured.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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There’s not much to say about her shapeless, messy brunette wig, either.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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She was dressed in gray baggy pants and a shapeless brown shirt, her tiny hands clasping a clipboard.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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But if Charity’s case history imposes some order and fixity on Eugene’s life, the rest of The Knockout Artist reads like an attempt to thwart this, to replace the tidiness of explanation with something more formless and free.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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In his sparse notebooks, his childish, unformed handwriting was endearing to me.—
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Diners and customers still face overwhelming menus, vague promotions, delayed support and unclear pricing.—
Maulikkumar Pandya,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In an era where social media dictates public perception, silence or vague messaging can speak volumes.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 July 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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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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“Amorphous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorphous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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