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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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This confusion shapes how we imagine time in fiction and pop science.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“He achieved these organic shapes, which are very characteristic of his architecture, but using very strict rules,” said Mauricio Cortés, an architect who has been working on completing the church for the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

When guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine perform live, they make triangle shapes with their hands and screech unintelligibly.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

"Hair shapes our identity", says psychiatrist Sylvia Karasu.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

As she hiked, the robot couldn’t help staring at the bizarre frozen shapes around her.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown