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
  • Although contemporary smart assistants such as Alexa or Google Assistant can manage rudimentary household commands—like turning on lights or checking the weather—agentic AI signifies a profound shift.
    Sandeep Shivam, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • These pioneers used rudimentary plows, but when steel plows became available farmers were able to plant and harvest much more food per acre to feed a growing population.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • And so The Wheel of Time joins TV's long list of unfinished stories.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
  • Sherrill is among dozens of homebuyers in Citrus County whose homes have been left unfinished by Van Der Valk Construction, and who are now struggling to find enough funds to finish on their own.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • For decades, historians have been working to provide the public with knowledge about our history grounded in hard facts, knowledge that the president’s order wrongly characterizes as the product of unprofessional bias.
    James T. Kloppenberg, Time, 28 May 2025
  • Proctor sent a series of rude, lewd and unprofessional text messages about Read and the investigation, which led to his firing.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • For example, half as many people work as unskilled helpers now than in 1999.
    Bahaa Chammout, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
  • When someone loses their cool, feedback is often unskilled, laden with negative emotion and unactionable.
    Hanna Hart, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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