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Synonyms and Antonyms of shape

synonym (synonym of shape)

  • (noun.attribute)
    configuration, conformation, contour, form
    any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.tops)
    form
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.body)
    anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, soma
    alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    embodiment
    a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    cast, form
    the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.state)
    condition
    the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.group)
    supreme headquarters allied powers europe
    the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    form, pattern
    a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    determine, influence, mold, regulate
    shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    forge, form, mold, mould, work
    make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
     

hypernym (shape IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition)
    concrete representation, concretism
    a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms (noun.cognition)
     
  • a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
    structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations (noun.cognition)
     
  • alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body)
    body, organic structure, physical structure
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
     
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
    spatial property, spatiality
    any property relating to or occupying space (noun.attribute)
     
  • give shape or form to (verb.change)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
    create from raw material, create from raw stuff
    make from scratch (verb.creation)
     
  • shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
    cause, do, make
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation)
     
  • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun.tops)
    attribute
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (noun.tops)
     
  • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') (noun.state)
    good health, healthiness
    the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease (noun.state)
     
  • the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe (noun.group)
    high command, supreme headquarters
    the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) (noun.group)
     
  • the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute)
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (noun.attribute)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shape relation)

  • a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
    fractal
    (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    gestalt
    a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    grid
    a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    kaleidoscope
    a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    mosaic
    a pattern resembling a mosaic (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    strand
    a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole (noun.cognition)
     
  • alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body)
    person
    a human body (usually including the clothing) (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    juvenile body
    the body of a young person (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    adult body
    the body of an adult human being (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    male body
    the body of a male human being (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    female body
    the body of a female human being (noun.body)
     
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
    keenness, sharpness
    thinness of edge or fineness of point (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    bluntness, dullness
    without sharpness or clearness of edge or point (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    topography
    the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    lobularity
    the property of having lobules (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    concaveness, concavity
    the property possessed by a concave shape (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    convexity, convexness
    the property possessed by a convex shape (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    angularity
    the property possessed by a shape that has angles (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    narrowing
    an instance of becoming narrow (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    curvature, curve
    the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    roundness
    the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    straightness
    freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    crookedness
    having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    stratification
    a layered configuration (noun.attribute)
     
  • give shape or form to (verb.change)
    individuate
    give individual shape or form to (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    tie
    form a knot or bow in (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    terrace
    make into terraces as for cultivation (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fork
    shape like a fork (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    tabulate
    shape or cut with a flat surface (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dimension
    shape or form to required dimensions (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    roll
    shape by rolling (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    draw
    flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    strike
    cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize
    cause to take on a definite and clear shape (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    twist
    form into twists (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    sliver
    form into slivers (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    ridge
    form into a ridge (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    round, round off, round out
    make round (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    scallop, scollop
    shape or cut in scallops (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    square, square up
    make square (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dish
    make concave; shape like a dish (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    fit
    make fit (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    flatten
    make flat or flatter (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    deform, distort, strain
    alter the shape of (something) by stress (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    blow
    shape by blowing (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    block
    shape into a block or blocks (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cup
    form into the shape of a cup (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    circle, encircle
    form a circle around (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    turn
    shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel (verb.contact)
     
  • make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
    carve
    form by carving (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    swage, upset
    form metals with a swage (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chip
    form by chipping (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    layer
    make or form a layer (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    cut out
    form and create by cutting out (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    machine
    turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    grind
    shape or form by grinding (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    stamp
    form or cut out with a mold, form, or die (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    puddle
    subject to puddling or form by puddling (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    beat
    shape by beating (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    preform
    form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    mound
    form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    hill
    form into a hill (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    roughcast
    shape roughly (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    remold, reshape
    shape again or shape differently (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    sinter
    cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    cast, mold, mould
    form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    throw
    make on a potter's wheel (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    coil, hand-build, handbuild
    make without a potter's wheel (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    sculpt, sculpture
    create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    model, mold, mould
    form in clay, wax, etc (verb.creation)
     
  • shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
    dispose, incline
    make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    disincline, indispose
    make unwilling (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    miscreate
    shape or form or make badly (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    carry weight
    have influence to a specified degree (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    decide
    influence or determine (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    reshape
    shape anew or differently (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    time
    set the speed, duration, or execution of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    index
    adjust through indexation (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    pace
    regulate or set the pace of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    predetermine
    determine beforehand (verb.cognition)
     
  • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun.tops)
    solid
    a three-dimensional shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    plane, sheet
    (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    natural shape
    a shape created by natural forces; not man-made (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    flair, flare
    a shape that spreads outward (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    figure
    a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    line
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    angular shape, angularity
    a shape having one or more sharp angles (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    round shape
    a shape that is curved and without sharp angles (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    distorted shape, distortion
    a shape resulting from distortion (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    amorphous shape
    an ill-defined or arbitrary shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    connection, connexion, link
    a connecting shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    circle
    something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    square
    something approximating the shape of a square (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    triangle
    something approximating the shape of a triangle (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    column, pillar, tower
    anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    plume
    anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness (noun.shape)
     
  • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') (noun.state)
    fitness, physical fitness
    good physical condition; being in shape or in condition (noun.state)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
    percept, perception, perceptual experience
    the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept (noun.cognition)
     
  • alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body)
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being (noun.tops)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    homo, human, human being, man
    any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (noun.animal)
     
  • the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe (noun.group)
    nato, north atlantic treaty organization
    an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security (noun.group)
     

attribute (shape is an attribute of ....)

  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
    straight
    having no deviations (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    crooked
    having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned (adj.all)
     

verb group (shape is verb group of ....)

  • make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
    process, work, work on
    shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)
     

derivation (.... is derived from shape)

  • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition)
    embody
    represent or express something abstract in tangible form (verb.stative)
     
  • a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
    determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape
    shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    pattern
    form a pattern (verb.stative)
     
  • alternative names for the body of a human being (noun.body)
    anatomist
    an expert in anatomy (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    anatomic, anatomical
    of or relating to the structure of the body (adj.pert)
     
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
    contour
    form the contours of (verb.creation)
     
  • give shape or form to (verb.change)
    formation, shaping
    the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    form
    a mold for setting concrete (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    formation
    a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shaper, shaping machine
    a machine tool for shaping metal or wood (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    cast, form, shape
    the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape
    any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    form, pattern, shape
    a perceptual structure (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    maker, shaper
    a person who makes things (noun.person)
     
  • make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
    constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization
    the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    cast, mold, mould, stamp
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made (noun.shape)
     
  • shape or influence; give direction to (verb.cognition)
    influence
    causing something without any direct or apparent effort (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    regulating, regulation
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    causal factor, determinant, determinative, determiner, determining factor
    a determining or causal element or factor (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    embodiment, shape
    a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.process)
    defining, shaping
    any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process)
     
  • the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute)
    form, shape
    give shape or form to (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
    make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
     
  • (adj.all)
    shapely
    having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part meronym attribute verb group derivation configuration conformation form anatomy embodiment cast attribute appearance spatial property spatiality body organic structure solid plane natural shape flair figure individual mortal person homo human human being straight crooked process work work on form forge mold shapely contour anatomist
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