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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

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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

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demolish destroy dismantle raze ruin

STRONG

lose

WEAK

deform neglect

VERB

devise, plan

Synonyms

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adapt become define develop frame guide modify prepare regulate tailor

STRONG

accommodate form grow remodel

WEAK

take form work up

Antonyms

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disorganize neglect

STRONG

stop

WEAK

deform destroy

Example Sentences

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Also gone is a line that says districts “shall be as compact in form as practicable,” so get ready to see more avant-garde shapes that belong in the Museum of Modern Art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It was at Olive Garden that I discovered a shared love for peperoncinos with Nana and encountered other shapes of pasta not named spaghetti for the first time.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Language shapes who you are, how you see the world,” Moafi says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

There was an endless wait while the scars on the wall before my eyes became faces, landscapes, animal shapes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom