Definitions

take shape

VERB

crystallize

Synonyms

WEAK

assume a pattern become definite become delineated form into crystals take form

VERB

form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire appear develop set

STRONG

accumulate condense crystallize eventuate grow harden materialize mature rise settle

WEAK

become a reality become visible fall into place shape up show up take on character

Antonyms

STRONGEST

end halt

STRONG

decline decrease lessen

WEAK

break destroy hurt kill neglect ruin

VERB

jell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crystallize materialize

STRONG

clot cohere condense congeal finalize form freeze gel gelatinize harden jellify jelly set solidify stick stiffen thicken

WEAK

come together gelate

Antonyms

STRONG

displace liquefy loosen melt remove separate soften thin

WEAK

liquidate

VERB

loom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brew come on dominate emerge hover mount overshadow portend soar stand out threaten

STRONG

approach await bulk dawn emanate figure gather impend impress issue lower menace near overhang overtop rear rise show top tower

WEAK

be at hand be coming be forthcoming be imminent be in the cards be in the wind be near become visible break through come forth come into view come on the scene hang over make up seem huge seem large

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fall leave

STRONG

abandon descend drop neglect

VERB

materialize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear emerge happen occur realize take place turn up unfold

STRONG

actualize coalesce develop embody evolve exteriorize externalize hypostatize manifest metamorphose objectify personalize personify reify substantiate symbolize typify visualize

WEAK

be incarnate be realized become concrete become real become visual come about come to pass corporealize entify make real personize pragmatize substantialize take form

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disappear hide leave lose

STRONG

decrease halt stop

Example Sentences

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Where much democracy research documents what people say they believe, ethnography examines how and why political worldviews take shape within the full context of daily experiences, relationships, and social environments.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

It was really starting to take shape in his brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The theory began to take shape in the 1920s, when Georges Lemaître linked Edwin Hubble’s observations of receding galaxies with Alexander Friedmann’s earlier equations describing an expanding universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

However, the 50-day moving average has flattened and is no longer declining, while a potential inverse head-and-shoulders pattern is starting to take shape.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Taran’s spirits lifted when he saw the sling take shape according to his plan.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

take shape

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