1
as in amorphous
having no definite or recognizable form
a formless mass of clay that the potter transformed into an attractive bowl
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2
as in spiritual
not composed of matter
from this formless void the universe was supposed to have been created
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Recent Examples of formless
What do these formless smudges on the page mean?
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Elaborating on the different forms of Shiva worshipped across cultures, Tripathi says, the concept of divine being is difficult to understand in its nirguna (formless) form.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Elaborating on the different forms of Shiva worshipped across cultures, Tripathi says, the concept of divine being is difficult to understand in its nirguna (formless) form.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formless
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The answer might seem obvious—the connection is based on the human body—but, as Brooks explains, the answer is much more amorphous.—
Chava Pearl Lansky,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
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And don’t try to duck the matter by saying that the count is somehow amorphous or altogether indeterminate.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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By promoting spiritual values alongside an abundance mindset, nonprofits can cultivate the intrinsic motivation and cultural resilience essential for sustaining their missions.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Now, choosing to bake while exercising is apparently proof of athletic rigor, even spiritual toughness.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For one, crowds are shapeless and faceless entities that are sometimes written off as impressionable mobs, sometimes glorified as a collection of freedom fighters.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Dec. 2022
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There’s not much to say about her shapeless, messy brunette wig, either.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
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Witnesses described to the Free Press a chaotic scene inside the store as shoppers scrambled to evade the man.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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These chaotic phases serve a crucial purpose that is easy to miss in the moment.—
Ginni Saraswati,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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The series invites fans on a metaphysical road trip through the West Coast sunset with a euphoric lineup designed to illuminate audiences and create space for community, connection and spiritual transformation.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Austen’s image expresses energy at odds with its unformed context.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The serious implication of it in the context of a Western, regarding the frontier as a place where state power is unformed, loose, and dubious, remains anecdotal and undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Reading to them and allowing time or unstructured free play can sharpen creativity.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
15 Aug. 2025
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Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Formless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formless. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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