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

The kitchenette is rudimentary with a mini fridge, stovetop (no oven), a sink, and a few cooking essentials, including two different coffee makers.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
This sort of classification task is something that rudimentary AI, or machine learning systems, have handled for decades.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rudimentary

Adjective

The hot mic saw to it that Rodgers' message to McCarthy was loud and clear and any amateur lip reader could also clearly decipher the head coach's response to his quarterback who spent 13 seasons with him in Green Bay.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
West, founded in 1908, spent much of its first century yo-yoing up and down the standings of amateur leagues on anonymous fields around south Manchester.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of amateur

Adjective

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
Responses were mixed, with those agreeing with Wehniainen saying the practice is unprofessional and could create unnecessary distractions during an interview.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 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

Persona did not see economic viability in the unskilled labor approach, Radford says.

— Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026
The jobs were broken down into around 200 management roles, 67 office or clerical roles, 67 professional, 534 skilled and 133 unskilled.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of unskilled

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