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
  • The new entrenchment tools genuinely come in handy, allowing players to build rudimentary fox holes and trenches that are useful to weather an enemy assault.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Some of its elements were rudimentary, in a way that revealed the divides in American society: instructors spoke about healthy eating, and a motivational speaker gave a talk on how to project confidence.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Shooting this month in London, The Christophers follows the estranged children of a once-famous artist who hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Ignatius tells you to check out an unfinished cottage somewhere behind the gravesite, which has a few treasures but nothing noteworthy.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There is nothing unprofessional about students expressing love of hip-hop and their sexuality on social media.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • His total count for the night is ten, which is insanely unprofessional and FIVE TIMES Glenn’s limit.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Consecutive droughts in recent years have devastated livestock populations, forcing hundreds of thousands of herders to give up their traditional lifestyles and move, as unskilled workers, to sprawling towns.
    Mohamed Adow, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Gamers have also scrutinized Musk for his odd gameplay and game setting choices that can be indicative of an unskilled player.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near unshapen

Cite this Entry

“Unshapen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshapen. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!