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
With intentionally provocative lyrics, the song takes profane aim at the hypocrisy of anti-LGBTQ+ Christian conservatives, who refuse to respect trans people’s personhood all while applying gender individualism to an ostensibly formless, all-encompassing God.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 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
What do these formless smudges on the page mean?
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 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
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Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 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
What do these formless smudges on the page mean?
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formless
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The trailer shows the player character to be a simple Ditto, the amorphous blob Pokémon capable of copying others’ appearance, taking on the eerie form of a human girl before making its way into the world.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cabin is full of Arsham’s touches, including bathroom tiles made of recycled material and amorphous glass sconces that appear to billow like fabric.—
John Wogan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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The movement offered a more spiritual alternative to both futurism and communism.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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And there’s also a big demographic of that group that likes spiritual music of any kind — anything devotional.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The book is endlessly recursive, as shapeless as water.—
Nadja Spiegelman,
New York Times,
23 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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Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The Creative Arts Emmys, held on September 6 and 7, had already handed out several exciting awards, including for Bryan Cranston’s guest turn on The Studio and Julianne Nicholson’s chaotic arc on Hacks.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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After several chaotic minutes with no cell phone service, mother and daughter finally reunited next to the plaza.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This time, Scott had a less metaphysical explanation for his torment.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 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
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As is always the political case in this city, crime is spoken about in a faceless and bodiless manner, even when the numbers of those who kill and who are killed by gunfire remain high among this group: young, Black and male.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night.—
Lauren Oyler,
Harper’s Magazine ,
10 Apr. 2023
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“Formless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formless. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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