Synonyms

shaped

American

[sheypt] / ʃeɪpt /

adjective

of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).

a U-shaped driveway.
designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.

a shaped garment.
Furniture. having other than a plane surface.

-shaped British

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

having the shape of

an L-shaped room
a pear-shaped figure

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Other Word Forms

well-shaped adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaped

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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With no clear path out of crisis, the emotional landscape inside Iran is shaped by exhaustion, social polarisation and hyper‑vigilance.

From BBC

New research suggests that Saturn's brilliant rings and its largest moon, Titan, may share a violent past shaped by collisions between moons.

From Science Daily

He plans to continue examining how changes across dinosaur life stages shaped ancient ecosystems and how those systems ultimately transitioned into the modern world.

From Science Daily

We are raising them for a world shaped by artificial intelligence, public visibility and constant comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both of those stories work because they’re not just stories about how our past relationships shape us — that well-worn element of trauma plots — but how we’re also shaped by the social narratives we’re raised with.

From Los Angeles Times

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