Synonyms of perverted

perverted 1 of 2

adjective

pər-ˈvər-təd 

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• sick
• depraved
• crooked
• decadent
• warped
• perverse
• degenerate
• debased
• debauched
• loose
• dissolute
• unwholesome
• unclean
• demoralized
• libertine
• vicious
• spoiled
• dishonest
• rakish
• dissipated
• reprobate
• immoral
• evil
• wicked
• bad
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• bent
• unethical
• rakehell
• sinful
• jackleg
• contaminated
• cutthroat
• tainted
• nefarious
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• uncorrupted
• incorruptible
• uncorrupt
• ethical
• honest
• moral
• good
• righteous
• principled
• virtuous

perverted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pervert

1

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in corrupted

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupted
• degraded
• depraved
• subverted
• weakened
• humiliated
• poisoned
• deteriorated
• debased
• debauched
• diluted
• damaged
• destroyed
• prostituted
• warped
• ruined
• disgraced
• bastardized
• demeaned
• vitiated
• polluted
• tainted
• marred
• cankered
• demoralized
• cheapened
• lessened
• profaned
• contaminated
• shamed
• impaired
• abased
• hurt
• defiled
• humbled
• wrecked
• harmed
• thinned
• watered down
• spoiled
• flawed
• dishonored
• stained
• dirtied
• tarnished
• begrimed
• befouled
• defaced
• descended
• depreciated
• downgraded
• took down
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• exalted
• amended
• honored
• dignified
• ennobled
• enhanced
• perfected
• enriched
• refined
• restored
• purified
• ameliorated
• cleaned
• bettered
• cleansed
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

3

as in abused

to put to a bad or improper use

accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• misused
• misapplied
• prostituted
• twisted
• profaned
• corrupted
• degraded
• misemployed
• debased
• mismanaged
• desecrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• used
• employed
• applied
• utilized
• respected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perverted

Adjective

This creates a jarring effect as the significance of her busy endeavours is sublimated by the perverted impulse to judge her physical form. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026

The gravity of the crimes was made apparent not just in the details provided in court documents but by how family members of children at the daycare reacted when the perverted duo appeared in court for their arraignments. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026

Verb

The real fiends were the ones who perverted science, who attacked this misunderstood giant out of fear, who branded him as something unholy and unworthy to exist, who gave him life but didn’t give him love. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025

The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026