Synonyms of distorts

distorts

verb

present tense third-person singular of distort

1

as in misrepresents

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

• misrepresents
• obscures
• complicates
• misstates
• falsifies
• misinterprets
• warps
• garbles
• perverts
• confuses
• twists
• slants
• colors
• fudges
• cooks
• censors
• bends
• camouflages
• misrelates
• mistakes
• mistranslates
• masks
• disguises
• misspeaks
• belies
• dissembles
• whitewashes
• misdescribes
• lies
• mystifies
• confounds
• bowdlerizes
• veils
• glosses (over)
• equivocates
• prevaricates
• mixes (up)
• fibs
• palters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• illustrates
• interprets
• clarifies
• illuminates
• spells out
• clears (up)
• deciphers

2

as in deforms

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

• deforms
• contorts
• warps
• tortures
• screws
• curls
• disfigures
• misshapes
• defaces
• squinches
• loops
• spirals
• wrings
• coils
• winds
• twines
• wrests
• wrenches
• wreathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distorts

The importance of his work, the difficulty of it—the Hollywood reverence almost distorts it. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

But this perception completely distorts what most Palestinians believe and are prepared to accept. — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Because of its large field of view, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help researchers better understand dark matter by capturing how the phenomenon's gravity bends light and distorts a galaxy's shape. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Saliva collects at the mouthpiece and distorts the notes, making the blasts sound hoarse and off-pitch. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Your body, with its particular shape, height, and posture, distorts those waves in a way that is subtly your own. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Whether the behavior develops, stalls, or distorts is not just a function of effort. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The narrative that choice schools funnel funds away from local districts distorts Connecticut public school funding. — Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

The textbook objection is that capping rents distorts markets and discourages construction. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026