Synonyms of perverts

perverts 1 of 2

noun

plural of pervert

as in degenerates

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard

a pervert who, because of years of bad choices, couldn't get a job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degenerates
• villains
• rakes
• libertines
• pervs
• backsliders
• playboys
• derelicts
• rips
• deviates
• decadents
• delinquents
• profligates
• debauchers
• debauchees
• scoundrels
• rakehells
• reprobates
• incorrigibles
• heels
• rogues
• blackguards
• knaves
• cads
• bankrupts
• lechers
• satyrs
• rascals
• miscreants
• playgirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saints

perverts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pervert

1

as in distorts

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in prostitutes

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

• prostitutes
• corrupts
• degrades
• humiliates
• subverts
• debauches
• poisons
• weakens
• deteriorates
• depraves
• destroys
• demeans
• debases
• disgraces
• damages
• bastardizes
• ruins
• dilutes
• profanes
• abases
• demoralizes
• warps
• shames
• vitiates
• lessens
• pollutes
• taints
• cheapens
• mars
• contaminates
• cankers
• hurts
• harms
• thins
• dirties
• humbles
• flaws
• wrecks
• defiles
• impairs
• spoils
• waters down
• dishonors
• stains
• befouls
• tarnishes
• begrimes
• descends
• defaces
• takes down
• depreciates
• downgrades
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ennobles
• exalts
• uplifts
• elevates
• improves
• dignifies
• honors
• enhances
• enriches
• perfects
• amends
• betters
• restores
• cleans
• clarifies
• respects
• ameliorates
• refines
• cleanses
• purifies
• meliorates

3

as in abuses

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

• abuses
• misuses
• prostitutes
• misapplies
• profanes
• corrupts
• misemploys
• degrades
• twists
• desecrates
• debases
• mismanages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• applies
• employs
• utilizes
• respects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perverts

Noun

This blatant fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

These wearables are now a favorite tool among pickup artist content creators, perverts, and pranksters. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

Nora Ephron for depressed perverts. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025

Verb

The Plums’ layered reality allows room for pleasures native to the teen-drama genre—friendship, gossip, fantasy, romance—even as the show explores how Gilead systematically restricts and perverts the joys of girlhood. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026