Synonyms of warping

warping 1 of 2

noun

as in deformation

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition

the warping of the door frame over the years means there's always a draft now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deformation
• distortion
• deformity
• contortion
• torturing
• screwing
• misshaping
• squinching
• disfigurement
• defacement
• malformation

warping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of warp

1

as in distorting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorting
• misrepresenting
• twisting
• slanting
• complicating
• cooking
• falsifying
• bending
• perverting
• obscuring
• garbling
• misstating
• misinterpreting
• coloring
• fudging
• censoring
• misrelating
• confusing
• masking
• mistaking
• camouflaging
• disguising
• misdescribing
• dissembling
• whitewashing
• veiling
• mistranslating
• misspeaking
• lying
• glossing (over)
• mystifying
• mixing (up)
• belying
• bowdlerizing
• prevaricating
• fibbing
• confounding
• equivocating
• paltering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explaining
• interpreting
• illustrating
• clarifying
• illuminating
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in deteriorating

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorating
• degrading
• weakening
• corrupting
• subverting
• poisoning
• damaging
• destroying
• diluting
• perverting
• debauching
• humiliating
• ruining
• debasing
• marring
• lessening
• depraving
• polluting
• thinning
• cankering
• bastardizing
• vitiating
• demoralizing
• cheapening
• prostituting
• tainting
• contaminating
• disgracing
• demeaning
• wrecking
• impairing
• shaming
• hurting
• harming
• profaning
• dirtying
• abasing
• spoiling
• staining
• defiling
• tarnishing
• humbling
• dishonoring
• descending
• watering down
• befouling
• defacing
• begriming
• downgrading
• depreciating
• blemishing
• flawing
• taking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• elevating
• uplifting
• honoring
• enhancing
• amending
• ameliorating
• exalting
• cleaning
• perfecting
• enriching
• refining
• restoring
• ennobling
• bettering
• respecting
• clarifying
• cleansing
• purifying
• dignifying
• meliorating

3

as in deforming

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition

freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorting
• deforming
• curling
• screwing
• contorting
• torturing
• misshaping
• disfiguring
• squinching
• defacing
• looping
• winding
• coiling
• spiralling
• spiraling
• twining
• wrenching
• wringing
• wresting
• wreathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending