FORMLESS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

formless

adjective

ˈfȯrm-ləs

Definition of formless

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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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 Slowing and congealing the formless language of my thoughts. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 Both are beatless, widescreen, and almost formless, little soundtracks to an imagined world in bloom. — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026 Following suit, Fanning’s skirt included the same formless shape with an irregular, midi hemline. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025 With its eerily formless threat, catchy theme song, wholesome teen heroes, and ingeniously practical ooze effects (a dazzling mix of in-camera and optical printing), The Blob straddles atomic-era paranoia and gooey creature-feature fun. — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for formless

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Adjective

Women are an amorphous concept that cannot possibly be defined.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
These exotic forms of metal alloys are not as regular as crystals, but not amorphous like glass, which gives them unusual properties.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of amorphous

Adjective

This unfettered access — which can be challenging to find among human gurus — is what’s drawing more people to AI for spiritual guidance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The now-familiar blend of folk, soul, and psychedelia dominates the album aesthetically, though James took spiritual cues from recordings of meditative organ performances by Alice Coltrane.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of incorporeal

Adjective

Eddy has been spared the worst violence; the novel casts his racial privilege as a kind of metaphysical exemption.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
There seems to be a deliberate effort here to make the show more fun without dumbing down its metaphysical and philosophical implications.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of metaphysical

Adjective

On the contrary, its unformed shape and melange of styles add to the sense that Teng is actively searching for the answer to that question with every cut.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
This Tony, the future bad-boy tell-all insider of the culinary world, is still touchingly unformed—a mortar full of raw, pasty potential, crying out for life experience to pestle him into shape.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unformed

Adjective

The important things are often bodiless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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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