DISTORTED Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

distorted 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈstȯr-təd

Definition of distorted

as in monstrous

badly or imperfectly formed surgery to correct a distorted foot

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distorted

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verb

past tense of distort

as in misrepresented

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible

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as in deformed

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position

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Recent Examples of distorted

Adjective

Everything else–the percussive jumpscares, the distorted synth stabs, the unintelligible vocal samples–pops in and out at will. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026 When war finally brought slavery to an end, this distorted view of Washington ceased to be of use as a political emblem. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Verb

Huber noted the statistic about the 150,000 annual deaths due to climate change came from a World Health Organization publication and that the edit distorted the message of the sentence. — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Its supply side is unusually honest because the issuance schedule is public and resistant to political forces, while its price is constantly being distorted by the fiat nature of the dollar. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distorted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorted

Adjective

That superlative in this cult classic goes to Tim Curry, who's delightfully fiendish as the devilishly monstrous Darkness.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Pursued by monstrous entities and confronted by manifestations of human suffering, Dante and Virgil will eventually come face to face with the Devil himself.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of monstrous

Verb

The federal case was based on allegations the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
That’s especially true for Black communities that have been harmfully misrepresented by mainstream outlets.

— Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

Verb

Parts on Repkon machines deformed, leading a worker to discover that they were made with Chinese steel, possibly in violation of federal regulations.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Many of the characters are deformed in some way, though Williams does not adopt the language of disability to describe their particular experiences.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of deformed

Adjective

The rhythmic movement of my hands, the gentle scraping sounds of metal on metal, and the slow, satisfying growth of a misshapen rectangle between my fingers got me out of my head and grounded in the room around me.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026
The only plants for Wareheim are the misshapen ones, the otherworldly freak shows.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of misshapen

Verb

After a fan interfered with the ball, resulting in an automatic out, Bericoto turned away to avoid being hit in the face but twisted his knee.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Auf der Maur, in white, is twisted away from the audience, staring intently at the lens.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of twisted

Verb

Its blood had drawn crooked and contorted lines on the ground, as if a painter had splashed colorful strokes on a canvas to create a postmodern masterpiece.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Whisenhunt threw one more pitch, a 93 mph fastball, then contorted his arm and walked around the mound as head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner raced out to check on him.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of contorted

Adjective

Surgeries to correct a seriously malformed heart like Gabriel/Rumi’s are risky.

— Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Anyone who has wired half a dozen community MCP servers into a production agent has watched malformed schemas, missing tool descriptions and overlapping tool names push the model into the wrong call.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of malformed

Verb

King seemed stranded in a faraway world, tortured by a discomfort that no amount of affection could soothe.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Hatami has spearheaded a number of high-profile cases against child abusers in Los Angeles, California, including the murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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