Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shape

3 senses of shape

Sense 1
determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")
       => cause, do, make -- (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident")

Sense 2
shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")
       => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -- (make from scratch)

Sense 3
shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj shaped

1 of 2 senses of shaped

Sense 1
shaped, molded, wrought -- (shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet")

INDIRECT (VIA formed) -> unformed -- (not having form or shape; "unformed clay")

Similarity of adj shaped

2 senses of shaped

Sense 1
shaped, molded, wrought -- (shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet")
       => formed (vs. unformed) -- (having or given a form or shape)

Sense 2
shaped -- (having the shape of; "a square shaped playing field")