Need another word that means the same as “distorted”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “distorted” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Distorted” are: misrepresented, perverted, twisted, deformed, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, warped, contorted, bent, disfigured, crooked, irregular, awry, wry, out of shape
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “distorted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| awry | Away from the usual or expected course; amiss. I got the impression that something was awry. |
| bent | Sharply curved or having an angle. Bent on going to the theater. |
| contorted | Twisted (especially as in pain or struggle. Contorted limbs. |
| crooked | Annoyed; exasperated. Crooked teeth. |
| deformed | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Deformed thalidomide babies. |
| disfigured | Having the appearance spoiled. A disfigured face. |
| ill-shapen | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. |
| irregular | Contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice. Irregular warfare. |
| malformed | Not conforming to a standard type. Her ribs are malformed. |
| misrepresented | Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. |
| misshapen | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Misshapen old fingers. |
| out of shape | Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow. |
| perverted | (of a thing) having been corrupted or distorted from its original course, meaning, or state. This sudden surge of perverted patriotism. |
| twisted | (of a personality or a way of thinking) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped. A man with a twisted mind. |
| warped | Abnormal or strange; distorted. The floors were warped and cracked. |
| wry | (of a person’s face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. With a wry Scottish wit. |
| artful | Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way. The artful dodger. |
| changed | Changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism. He s an altered or changed man since his election to Congress. |
| contort | Twist or bend out of the normal shape. A contorted version of the truth. |
| crooked | Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place. A dress with a crooked hemline. |
| deform | Become distorted or misshapen undergo deformation. He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease. |
| deformed | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. His deformed hands. |
| disfigure | Spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside. |
| disingenuous | Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness. An ambitious disingenuous philistine and hypocritical operator who exemplified the most disagreeable traits of his time. |
| dramatically | By a strikingly large amount or to a strikingly large extent; greatly. Dramatically and technically the film falls far short. |
| exaggerated | Enlarged to an abnormal degree. Comic book characters are drawn with exaggerated features so you will remember them. |
| extremely | To an extreme degree. This is an extremely difficult thing to do. |
| garble | A garbled account or transmission. Upon winning a race a driver spews out a litany of commercial garble. |
| insincere | Lacking sincerity. Their praise was extravagant and insincere. |
| insinuate | Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner. He insinuated himself into the king s confidence. |
| morbid | Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. His morbid fascination with the horrors of contemporary warfare. |
| mutant | A mutant form. Frequently only a small percentage of the offspring of mutants resemble their parents. |
| mutate | (with reference to a cell, DNA molecule, etc.) undergo or cause to undergo change in a gene or genes. Cells mutate. |
| overstate | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. I overstated my case to make my point. |
| pervert | A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time. |
| transformed | Given a completely different form or appearance. Shocked to see the transformed landscape. |
| turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. Wright turned his ankle in the first minute of the game. |
| twisted | (of a joint) injured by wrenching; sprained. A man with a twisted mind. |
| varied | Widely different. His work is interesting and varied. |
| warp | In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. No mind is more capable of warps than his. |
| warped | Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp. A warped sense of humour. |
| wind | Wind instruments or specifically woodwind instruments forming a band or a section of an orchestra. The fall nearly winded him. |
| worm | Used in names of other animals that resemble worms in some way e g slow worm shipworm. Food for worms. |
| wrench | Turn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench. Wrench one s ankle. |
| wrest | Take (something, especially power or control) after considerable effort or difficulty. Wrest a meaning from the old text. |
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