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

But even by its perverted lights, those numbers don’t convey a booming economy screaming for restraint. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026

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

Verb

Organized sports can easily be perverted. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026

Murry corrupted and perverted and destroyed Katherine both as a person and a writer […] Her gifts were those of an intense realist, with a superb sense of ironic humour and fundamental cynicism. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025