shapes

NOUN

form, structure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architecture aspect body configuration contour format frame model outline pattern shadow silhouette

STRONG

appearance build cast chassis circumscription conformation constitution construction cut embodiment figure guise likeness lineation lines look make metamorphosis mold profile semblance simulacrum stamp symmetry

Antonyms

STRONG

difference reality

NOUN

condition, health

Synonyms

STRONG

case estate fettle fitness kilter order repair state trim whack

VERB

form, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build carve construct embody fashion forge frame mold produce

STRONG

assemble cast chisel crystallize cut fabricate hew knead make mint model pat pattern sculpture sketch stamp streamline trim whittle

WEAK

block out bring together roughhew throw together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

demolish destroy dismantle raze ruin

STRONG

lose

WEAK

deform neglect

VERB

devise, plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt become define develop frame guide modify prepare regulate tailor

STRONG

accommodate form grow remodel

WEAK

take form work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganize neglect

STRONG

stop

WEAK

deform destroy

Example Sentences

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"We see such strong selective pressures in these bats: Shapes have to closely match their function," said Santana.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

“It’s likely he’ll transition onto some new media platform or to start his own media platform,” said Cassino, author of “Fox News and American Politics: How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

If you’re maxed out on sensory-overload children’s programming, try this gentle and restrained series based on the Shapes Trilogy of books, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

He played on massive hits like I'm A Man and Shapes of Things.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023

Shapes moved out in the darkness, swirling figures of concentrated blackness, moving in a great wave toward the castle, their faces hooded and their breath rattling....

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling