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

Need another word that means the same as “deformed”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “deformed” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Deformed” are: distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen

Deformed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Deformed" as an adjective

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

• (of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.
• So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly.

Synonyms of "Deformed" as an adjective (4 Words)

distorted	Giving a misleading or false account or impression; misrepresented. His report gives a distorted view of the meeting.
ill-shapen	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly.
malformed	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. A limp caused by a malformed foot.
misshapen	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Misshapen fruit.

Usage Examples of "Deformed" as an adjective

• His deformed hands.
• Deformed thalidomide babies.

Associations of "Deformed" (30 Words)

atrocious	Provoking horror- Winston Churchill. Atrocious weather.
changed	Changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism. Changed attitudes.
contort	Twist and press out of shape. A spasm of pain contorted his face.
crimp	A small connecting piece for crimping wires or lines together. The crimp on take home pay has been even tighter since taxes were raised.
damaged	Being unjustly brought into disrepute. The storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings.
deform	Become distorted or misshapen undergo deformation. The heat deformed the plastic sculpture.
deformity	An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen. Respiratory problems caused by spinal deformity.
disfigure	Spoil the appearance of. The vandals disfigured the statue.
disingenuous	Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness- David Cannadine. A disingenuous excuse.
distorted	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. His report gives a distorted view of the meeting.
exaggerated	Represented as greater than is true or reasonable. Comic book characters are drawn with exaggerated features so you will remember them.
garble	A garbled account or transmission. Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble.
hideous	Extremely ugly. A hideous scar.
irreparable	Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend. They were doing irreparable damage to my heart and lungs.
irreversibly	In an irreversible manner. Our landscape will be irreversibly damaged.
maim	Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation. 100 000 soldiers were killed or maimed.
manipulate	Manipulate in a fraudulent manner. Nations may still be able to manipulate their own data.
mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a person s body. Nothing marred her beauty.
mutant	A mutant form. A mutant gene.
mutate	(with reference to a cell, DNA molecule, etc.) undergo or cause to undergo change in a gene or genes. The virus is able to mutate into new forms that are immune to the vaccine.
plastically	In a plastic manner.
spoil	The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. I wouldn t want to spoil your fun.
transformed	Given a completely different form or appearance. Shocked to see the transformed landscape.
turn	Cause to change or turn into something different assume new characteristics. The water turned into ice.
twisted	(of a personality or a way of thinking) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped. Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality.
unlovely	Without beauty or charm. Unlovely tower blocks.
unsightly	Unpleasant to look at; ugly. An unsightly rubbish tip.
warped	Used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture. Warped wooden planks.
wrench	Turn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench. Wrench oneself free from somebody s grip.
wrest	A key for tuning a harp or piano. You appear convinced of my guilt and wrest every reply I have made.