shapeshifted

Morphed into another

Shapeshifted is the past tense of shapeshift—to transform one's physical form into something else.

The word comes from folklore and fantasy, where werewolves, gods, and witches assume different bodies: The witch shapeshifted into a raven and flew away.

Figuratively, it describes radical transformation: The company shapeshifted from a startup into a tech giant.

mythology

werewolf

Shapeshifting wolf-person

nagas · Loki · Proteus · Anansi · doppelganger · phoenix · tanuki · berserker · Maui · Zeus

fiction

T-1000

Liquid metal android

ditto · Beast Boy · Terminator · X-Men · mutant · alien · body snatcher · replacement · imposter · clone

transformation

morph

Change form gradually

transmogrify · alter · convert · reconfigure · change · shift · mutate · evolve · transition · remodel

camouflage

disguise

Identity-concealing alteration

blend · hide · stealth · masquerade · incognito · cryptic · veil · cover · cuttlefish · octopus

Categories
Opposites
transformation vs. stasis

shapeshiftedunchanged

Not modified at all

untransformed · stayed put · unaltered · unmorphed · static

fluidity vs. fixedness of form

shapeshiftedfixed

Restored or immovable

rigid · immutable · permanent · invariable · set

FLUIDITY vs. FIXEDNESS

shapeshiftedsolidified

Made firm, not fluid

crystallized · petrified · ossified · froze · hardened

Family

shapeshifter, shapeshifting, shapeshifters, shapeshift, shapeshifts

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G