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deform

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of deform

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

a cynic whose face seems to be permanently deformed by a sneer

Synonyms of deform

contort, distort, misshape, screw, squinch, torture, warp

Words Related to deform

deface, disfigure

wrench, wrest, wring

coil, curl, loop, spiral, twine, wind, wreathe

Near Antonyms of deform

straighten, unbend, uncurl

Synonym Discussion of deform

deform, distort, contort, warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting. deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth.

- a face deformed by hatred

distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result.