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

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

So this distorts things – the sub numbers don’t really tell the story. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Nigeria rejected the International Monetary Fund’s finding that the country has engaged in extra-budgetary public spending that distorts its deficit levels, blaming poor interpretation of its financial reporting method for the misunderstanding. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

But as Gingras and Khelfaoui argue in the their preprint, removing the two papers distorts the historical record. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2026

Progressives across the country have spent years arguing that unlimited outside spending distorts democracy, empowers wealthy interests, and undermines trust in government. — Julie Won, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

This lyrical collection from B Batchelor—a 2025 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards from PEN America—explores the way incarceration distorts time. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026