Need another word that means the same as “twisted”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “twisted” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Twisted” are: distorted, misrepresented, perverted, warped, deviant, depraved, corrupt, abnormal, unhealthy, aberrant, corrupted, debauched, debased, degenerate, sadistic, evil, wicked, hurt, unwholesome, undesirable, morbid, macabre, ghoulish, unnatural
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “twisted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| aberrant | Departing from an accepted standard. Aberrant chromosomes. |
| abnormal | Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm. Participants with abnormal results were invited to undergo further diagnostic testing. |
| corrupt | Touched by rot or decay. Humanity they knew to be corrupt from the day of Adam s creation. |
| corrupted | Containing errors or alterations. Spoke a corrupted version of the language. |
| debased | Reduced in quality or value. A debased currency. |
| debauched | Indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs. Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society. |
| degenerate | (of an energy level) corresponding to more than one quantum state. Degenerate offshoots from the main line of vertebrate progress. |
| depraved | Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. He was a depraved lecher. |
| deviant | Markedly different from an accepted norm. A deviant ideology. |
| distorted | Giving a misleading or false account or impression; misrepresented. Distorted guitars. |
| evil | Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. Evil purposes. |
| ghoulish | Morbidly interested in death or disaster. She told the story with ghoulish relish. |
| hurt | Damaged inanimate objects or their value. Dogs and cats with hurt paws. |
| macabre | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Macabre tortures conceived by madmen. |
| misrepresented | Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. |
| morbid | Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. The treatment of morbid obesity. |
| perverted | Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. This sudden surge of perverted patriotism. |
| sadistic | Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. She took a sadistic pleasure in tormenting him. |
| undesirable | Not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse. Legislation excluding undesirable aliens. |
| unhealthy | Not conducive to good health. An unhealthy diet. |
| unnatural | Contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal. The formal tone of the programmes caused them to sound stilted and unnatural. |
| unwholesome | Detrimental to physical or moral well-being. The use of the living room as sleeping quarters led to unwholesome crowding. |
| warped | Used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture. The floors were warped and cracked. |
| wicked | Excellent; wonderful. Under wicked fire from the enemy s guns. |
| aquiline | Like an eagle. |
| artful | Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness- David Cannadine. Her artful wiles. |
| askew | Turned or twisted toward one side. The judging was a bit askew. |
| asymmetrical | Having parts or aspects that are not equal or equivalent; unequal. Asymmetrical features. |
| bent | Fixed in your purpose. A piece of bent wire. |
| crooked | Irregular in shape or outline. Crooked country roads. |
| curve | Form an arch or curve. He relies on a couple of curves and a modest fastball. |
| disingenuous | Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness- David Cannadine. This journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical. |
| distorted | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. His report gives a distorted view of the meeting. |
| exaggerated | Regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality. Thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes. |
| garble | A garbled account or transmission. Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble. |
| gnarled | Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age. Gnarled and knotted hands. |
| hooked | Having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold. A girl who got hooked on cocaine. |
| insincere | Lacking sincerity. She flashed him an insincere smile. |
| lopsided | With one side lower or smaller than the other. A lopsided grin. |
| manipulative | Relating to manipulation of an object or part of the body. The early manipulative techniques of a three year old child. |
| morbid | Of the nature of or indicative of disease. A morbid growth. |
| refractive | Of or relating to or capable of refraction. The refractive characteristics of the eye. |
| turn | The act of turning away or in the opposite direction. There was still the sea by way of which the Persians hoped to turn all mountain or isthmus defence lines. |
| twist | Force producing twisting torque. Her pretty features twisted into a fearsome expression. |
| underhand | Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way. Underhand bowling. |
| underhanded | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. Underhanded practices. |
| warped | Abnormal or strange; distorted. A warped sense of humour. |
| wily | Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. A wily old attorney. |
| wind | Wind instruments or specifically woodwind instruments forming a band or a section of an orchestra. The birds could not have seen us or winded us. |
| winding | The act of winding or twisting. Winding roads are full of surprises. |
| worm | An earthworm. I did manage to worm a few details out of him. |
| wrest | Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically. Wrest power from the old government. |
| wry | (of a person’s face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. A wry neck. |
| zigzag | A turn on a zigzag course. The path zigzagged between dry rises in the land. |
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