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in shape

ADJECTIVE
orderly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
businesslike formal neat precise regulated scientific systematic thorough tidy
STRONG
clean regular trim uniform
WEAK
alike all together arranged careful conventional correct exact fixed framed in apple-pie order in good shape in order methodic neat as button neat as pin set-up shipshape spick-and-span systematized to rights together uncluttered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic confused disorderly disorganized sloppy slovenly
STRONG
changing inconsistent rough
WEAK
complicated misbehaving unmethodical unruly unsystematic untidy

Example Sentences

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Whereas the PSG Luis Enrique inherited was a collection of broken parts, the pieces he has put in shape now fit neatly.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In the meantime, get your credit in shape and start saving for what you want.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Its engineers add a binding agent—secret though widely available, they say—to keep the balls in shape during the discharge and recharge process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Once the posts are secure and his mouth has healed, custom crowns matched to his natural teeth in shape, color, and size will be placed on top of each post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“Well I was. And now I’m not sure, not a hundred per cent sure I’ll be completely, you know, in shape by 1944. So I’m going to coach you for them instead.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles