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

Need another word that means the same as “perverted”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “perverted” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Perverted” are: distorted, misrepresented, twisted, kinky, depraved, perverse, reprobate, unnatural, deviant, warped, corrupt, abnormal, unhealthy, aberrant, immoral, corrupted, debauched, debased, degenerate, sadistic, evil, wicked, vile, amoral, rotten, wrong, bad

Perverted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Perverted" as an adjective

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

• (of a thing) having been corrupted or distorted from its original course, meaning, or state.
• Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented.
• (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes.
• (of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies.
• Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good.

Synonyms of "Perverted" as an adjective (27 Words)

aberrant	Departing from an accepted standard. This somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation.
abnormal	Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying. The illness is recognizable from the patient s abnormal behaviour.
amoral	Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. An amoral attitude to sex.
bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. Soap was bad for his face.
corrupt	Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. A corrupt and rotting corpse.
corrupted	Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Spoke a corrupted version of the language.
debased	Ruined in character or quality. A debased currency.
debauched	Indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs. A debauched lifestyle.
degenerate	Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline. Degenerate offshoots from the main line of vertebrate progress.
depraved	Morally corrupt; wicked. He was a depraved lecher.
deviant	Homosexual (typically used of a man). A deviant ideology.
distorted	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Distorted guitars.
evil	Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. An evil influence.
immoral	Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong. Unseemly and immoral behaviour.
misrepresented	Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented.
perverse	Resistant to guidance or discipline. An evil life dedicated to perverse pleasure.
reprobate	(in Calvinism) predestined to damnation. The reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat.
rotten	Morally, socially, or politically corrupt. He believed that the whole art business was rotten.
sadistic	Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another. She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him.
twisted	(of a personality or a way of thinking) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped. A man with a twisted mind.
unhealthy	Not having or showing good health. Unhealthy ulcers.
unnatural	Not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature. The formal tone of the programmes caused them to sound stilted and unnatural.
vile	Extremely unpleasant. He has a vile temper.
warped	Used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture. A warped sense of humour.
wicked	Having committed unrighteous acts. A wicked cough.
wrong	Not in accord with established usage or procedure. The report in the paper is wrong.

Usage Examples of "Perverted" as an adjective

• A perverted translation of the poem.
• He whispered perverted obscenities.
• This sudden surge of perverted patriotism.
• Perverted practices.
• A perverted sense of loyalty.

Associations of "Perverted" (30 Words)

aberrant	Departing from an accepted standard. Aberrant chromosomes.
debauch	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Debauch the young people with wine and women.
degenerate	Unrestrained by convention or morality. Get out of my house you degenerate.
depraved	Morally corrupt; wicked. He was a depraved lecher.
depravity	Moral corruption; wickedness. Its brothels its opium parlors its depravity.
derail	Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally. The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks.
deteriorate	Become worse or disintegrate. Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply.
deviant	A deviant person or thing. Deviant ideas.
deviate	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. The river was deviated to prevent flooding.
devolve	Pass on or delegate to another. The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital.
digress	Wander from a direct or straight course. She always digresses when telling a story.
distort	Become twisted out of shape. Many factors can distort the results.
escape	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences get away with a forbidden action. It is not a native of Britain though often occurring as an escape.
garble	A garbled account or transmission. Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble.
kink	Form a curl curve or kink. There are still a few kinks to iron out.
lascivious	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires. He gave her a lascivious wink.
misdirect	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Their efforts have been largely misdirected.
misguide	Mislead. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader.
mislead	Give false or misleading information to. The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.
misuse	Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly. A misuse of power.
perverse	Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. In two general elections the outcome was quite perverse.
reprobate	(in Calvinism) predestined to damnation. Reprobate behaviour.
slew	Of an electronic device undergo slewing. The Renault slewed from side to side in the snow.
swerve	An abrupt change of direction. A lorry swerved across her path.
twist	The extent of twisting of a rod or other object. The wrestler twisted his shoulder.
veer	Shift to a clockwise direction. The conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things.
wrench	Turn something especially a nut or bolt with a wrench. The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell.
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. I have done you a great wrong.