unstructured

adjective

ˌən-ˈstrək-chərd How to pronounce unstructured (audio)
Definition of unstructurednext
as in chaotic
having no definite or recognizable form writes unstructured compositions that some people might not even regard as poems

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Recent Examples of unstructured In unstructured contexts, human dexterity still falls behind dexterous manipulation. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The first two play to AI’s natural advantages in handling large, unstructured datasets. — Roderick Wong, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Parents don’t need to feel guilty if their teens aren’t constantly busy—unstructured time can foster self-reflection and relaxation. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 July 2026 In her view, that framework emerged during a period when many children entered formal school after years of outdoor, unstructured, physical experience. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unstructured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstructured
  1. chaotic
  2. amorphous
  3. shapeless
  4. formless
  5. unformed
  6. unshaped
Adjective
  • During the actual stream, things moved quickly beyond gambling, turning into something closer to a chaotic Drake variety show.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kitchen The kitchen is a hard-working space that can feel chaotic—but doesn’t have to.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Adjective
  • Veteran safety Josh Metellus said not having Smith was like missing a major portion of the pie chart that allows Minnesota’s defense to stay amorphous and problematic.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Though this amorphous title isn’t usually anointed until around Labor Day, the chatter starts almost as soon as the season heats up.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026
Definition of amorphous
Adjective
  • Sand all of it away, and what remains is smooth, convenient, and shapeless.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • This is easily the most shapeless and least comedically focused of Ferrell’s sports stories.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of shapeless
Adjective
  • Musicians have long sought to give form to the formless, unconstrained yet palatable, inspirational and divine.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • Without training in how to respond to it, a threat can feel not just frightening but formless, something to be endured rather than navigated.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Definition of formless
Adjective
  • 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
  • More than a hundred years after unformed marble passed through her hands and into human form, her works are at long last assembled together to speak as a kind of family.
    — Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of unformed
Adjective
  • Along one wall, rows of unshaped, creaseless, open-crown hats wait in various stages of completion.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • There is a wealth of knowledge and experience here to sift through and, at times, the film’s editing leaves these individual’s offerings unshaped or unclear.
    — Sarah-Tai Black, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstructured. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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