Synonyms of distorting

distorting

verb

present participle of distort

1

as in misrepresenting

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in deforming

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distorting

The least costly and least distorting way to solve the entire financing gap is to extend Social Security's base beyond paychecks to capital income -- capital gains, dividends, interest and pass-through business income. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Is realism based only on minds untouched by illness or some other distorting factor, or at least not so touched that that mind becomes, as my grandmother’s is, unbound? — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Along the way, Jackson criticized Justice Clarence Thomas and the court’s dominant originalist jurisprudence – centered on interpreting the Constitution based on how it was understood when it was adopted – for distorting the historical record. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Weil writes of attention as a way of engaging with the world without the distorting lens of the ego. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Last summer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused China of distorting trade and limiting access for European firms. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 June 2026

The stainless-steel finish is extremely durable and will last for years without bending or distorting. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 June 2026

Authorities will target transactions aimed at distorting the market and conduct field inspections this week to determine whether participants are engaging in speculative trading, Moon Jisung, deputy finance minister for international affairs, said in a statement. — Hooyeon Kim, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

Criticizing DeSantis for distorting and ignoring key numbers in search of a political win is not overreach. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026