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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The fancy vivid blue-green diamond is triangular in shape and "the size of the nail on your smallest finger" according to Fawcett.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

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

Some grammarians use the analogy of stitching: punctuation as the basting that holds the fabric of language in shape.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

in shape

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