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
Wednesday's bizarre, inexact, and amorphous Rose Garden rally was a series of endless platitudes.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
In the pursuit of an amorphous vision of progress, its aggressive push on the limits of scale has rewritten the rules for a new era of AI development.
—Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
But for all the headlines and hype, longevity remains an emerging and somewhat amorphous sector.
—Tomoko Yokoi, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Bringing light and added interest to the striking double-height Lobby Bar is a shimmering sculptural ceiling made of a flowing and amorphous metal.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
In the pursuit of an amorphous vision of progress, its aggressive push on the limits of scale has rewritten the rules for a new era of AI development.
—Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
But for all the headlines and hype, longevity remains an emerging and somewhat amorphous sector.
—Tomoko Yokoi, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Bringing light and added interest to the striking double-height Lobby Bar is a shimmering sculptural ceiling made of a flowing and amorphous metal.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorphous
Adjective
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The 2021 withdrawal was unacceptably chaotic and bloody, the takeover by the Taliban shameful, but that war is now over.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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No dogs will be allowed because Matthews didn’t want dogs’ first experience at the facility to be chaotic and filled with stress.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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This agent is designed to identify and extract specific data and insights from unstructured content, for example to enable a procurement specialist to pull contract terms or an HR team to analyze employee survey data.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 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
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From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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What do these formless smudges on the page mean?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 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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The purpose of Memorial Day also has become fuzzier because there are ever fewer veterans to tell the story.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Her wish comes true in the form of a gleefully chaotic fuzzy blue creature who is the combination of a rambunctious toddler, puppy and koala, with a toothy grin, deadly claws and an irresistible butt wiggle.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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This granular visibility transforms sustainability from a vague corporate initiative into precise, actionable intelligence, enabling manufacturers to make targeted improvements that collectively drive significant environmental impact while enhancing operational efficiency.—
David Ly,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Therapists should be trained to help patients build grit and achieve goals, not just listen passively, offer vague reassurances, or affirm every feeling.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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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 4 Jun. 2025.
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