AMORPHOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMORPHOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “amorphous”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “amorphous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Amorphous” are: formless, shapeless, uncrystallised, uncrystallized, unstructured, unformed, unshaped, indeterminate, indefinite, vague, nebulous

Amorphous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Amorphous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amorphous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused.
  • Lacking a clear structure or focus.
  • Without real or apparent crystalline form.
  • Lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies.
  • Having no definite form or distinct shape.
  • Without a clearly defined shape or form.
  • Unclear because vague or badly organized.
  • (of a solid) not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline.

Synonyms of "Amorphous" as an adjective (11 Words)

formlessHaving no physical form.
A dark and formless idea.
indefiniteVague or not clearly defined or stated.
He would not answer so indefinite a proposal.
indeterminateNot precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance.
The abolition of the indeterminate borstal sentence for young offenders.
nebulousLacking definite form or limits- H.T.Moore.
A giant nebulous glow.
shapelessHaving no definite form or distinct shape.
A shapeless hat on his head.
uncrystallisedWithout real or apparent crystalline form.
uncrystallizedWithout real or apparent crystalline form.
Uncrystallized ideas.
unformedNot having developed or been developed fully.
He had an ambitious albeit unformed idea for a novel.
unshapedHaving a vague, ill-formed, or unfinished shape.
Unshaped dough.
unstructuredLacking definite structure or organization.
Children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure.
vagueNot clearly understood or expressed-Anatole Broyard- P.A.So.
Many patients suffer vague symptoms.

Usage Examples of "Amorphous" as an adjective

  • An amorphous and leaderless legislature.
  • An amorphous polymer.
  • Amorphous structure.
  • Her vague, amorphous statement of her predicament was part of what made it so hard for her to solve it.
  • An amorphous mineral.
  • Amorphous blue forms and straight black lines.
  • A mob is an amorphous crowd of people without ideals, a sum of individuals in which each lives for himself.
  • An amorphous, characterless conurbation.
  • Amorphous clouds of insects.

Associations of "Amorphous" (30 Words)

autonomous(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.
The spread of autonomous robotic weaponry.
confusedHaving lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity.
The sound of a sort of confused hammering and shouting.
disjointedLacking orderly continuity.
A disjointed fowl.
disorderedThrown into a state of disarray or confusion.
She went to comb her disordered hair.
disorganizedUnable to plan one’s activities efficiently.
She was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate.
dispersionThe pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat.
The virus is transmitted in the dispersion of droplets which results from sneezing or coughing.
distributed(of a computer system) spread over several machines, especially over a network.
The distributed supplies are meticulously monitored to make sure everyone gets their share.
garbledLacking orderly continuity.
I got a garbled set of directions.
illogicalLacking in correct logical relation.
An illogical fear of the supernatural.
incoherent(of a person) unable to speak intelligibly.
He screamed some incoherent threat.
independentAn independent political candidate.
Independent television.
muddleBusy oneself in an aimless or ineffective way.
He made a muddle of his marriage.
oasisA fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface.
The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city.
proliferationGrowth by the rapid multiplication of parts.
We attempted to measure cell proliferation.
rumorTell or spread rumors.
It was rumored that the next president would be a woman.
scattered(of electromagnetic radiation or particles) deflected or diffused.
Scattered villages.
separateSeparated according to race sex class or religion.
Police were trying to separate two rioting mobs.
separatedSeparated at the joint.
Thought of herself as alone and separated from the others.
separatistRelating to separatists or separatism.
Religious separatists.
spreadA bedspread.
The spread of the urban population into rural areas.
spreadingThe opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate.
stateThe three traditional states of matter are solids fixed shape and volume and liquids fixed volume and shaped by the container and gases filling the container.
People will be invited to state their views.
throughoutUsed to refer to cited works.
The house is in good order throughout.
unformedWithout a definite form or shape.
An as yet unformed government.
unlikeMarked by dissimilarity.
They seemed utterly unlike despite being twins.
unorganizedNot having or belonging to a structured whole.
Unorganized territories lack a formal government.
unrestrictedNot limited or restricted.
I had unrestricted access.
widelyBy many people or in many places.
Lending policies vary widely between different banks.
wildIn a wild or undomesticated manner.
Wild shouts.
yetUp until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then.
Yet another diet book.

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