Synonyms and Antonyms of shape
1
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
- a dress shaped to the customer's particular figure
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, suit, tailor
readapt, readjust
customize, gear, match, model, pattern
attune, correct, harmonize, square, tune
establish, root, settle
acquaint, familiarize, orient, orientate
equip, prepare, prime, rehearse
harden, inure, season, toughen
alter, convert, make over, modify, recast, reclaim, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refigure, refit, refocus, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, transform
accustom, condition, habilitate, habituate, naturalize
ready, season
bend
fiddle (with), fine-tune, phase, register, regulate, rig
2
to work out the details of (something) in advance
- over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy
arrange, blueprint, budget, calculate, chart, choreograph, design, frame, lay out, map (out), organize, plan, prepare, project, scheme (out), strategize (about)
conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, plot, put up
concert, get up
draft, outline, sketch
aim, figure, have on, intend, mean
contemplate, meditate, premeditate
