Definitions

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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“I was so exhausted,” said Mboladinga, who stays in shape by holding the pose for 30 to 40 minutes on non-match days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"I feel fit as a fiddle. Getting healthier every day," Ford told the media after his 1976 check-up, adding that he swam every day to stay in shape.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

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

“Always in shape, always was ready to go wherever he got that call,” Wilson wrote on X. “One of the things I respected most about him. You could depend on him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“I keep in shape, sir. I’m in better shape than any man in this outfit, and I’ll prove it if you like.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

in shape

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