Synonyms of distorted

distorted 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈstȯr-təd 

as in monstrous

badly or imperfectly formed

surgery to correct a distorted foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monstrous
• deformed
• misshapen
• malformed
• mutant
• crooked
• shapeless
• ugly
• horrible
• abnormal
• terrible
• disfigured
• unbalanced
• lopsided
• aberrant
• disproportionate
• unequal
• asymmetrical
• horrific
• freakish
• unattractive
• irregular
• defaced
• nonsymmetrical
• overbalanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undeformed
• perfect
• flawless
• shapely

distorted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of distort

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresented
• twisted
• perverted
• obscured
• complicated
• misinterpreted
• warped
• slanted
• garbled
• falsified
• misstated
• cooked
• colored
• confused
• censored
• fudged
• bent
• misrelated
• masked
• disguised
• mistook
• mistranslated
• camouflaged
• veiled
• whitewashed
• lied
• misspoke
• dissembled
• misdescribed
• belied
• bowdlerized
• glossed (over)
• mystified
• confounded
• mixed (up)
• equivocated
• fibbed
• paltered
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreted
• explained
• illustrated
• cleared (up)
• illuminated
• clarified
• spelled out
• deciphered

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deformed
• contorted
• tortured
• screwed
• curled
• warped
• misshaped
• disfigured
• squinched
• defaced
• wound
• coiled
• looped
• wrenched
• spiraled
• twined
• wrung
• wreathed
• wrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distorted

Adjective

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

Sector leaders have warned for years that judging nonprofits too heavily by overhead can create distorted incentives. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Verb

The market is already distorted when homes are valued based on how much more tenants can be squeezed. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026

Some call it life-altering, with out-of-body experiences, incredibly vivid hallucinations, distorted time perception, and… encounters with mysterious entities. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026