Definition of warpednext

warped

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verb

past tense of warp
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as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit

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Recent Examples of warped
Adjective
With its warped aesthetic and arrival amid the low-profile craze, the Gazelle Indoor has been one of the best received of Bad Bunny‘s Adidas collaborations. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 June 2026 So, the team factored in things like uneven rails, warped tables, inconsistent rebounds, power supply dips, and camera latency. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Verb
Luna is powdery and light, with orange blossom, jasmine and cooling fir balsam, all warped in a delicate rose. Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 27 June 2026 The clouds moved nearly as fast as the song, their shadows warped on the arid land below. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for warped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warped
Adjective
  • Funding is also a problem, as the severely degraded local health system in eastern Congo, as well as NGOs, struggles to cope as Ebola spreads in remote rural areas.
    Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • Experts warn this serves as an early indicator for global food systems, stressing that degraded ecosystems worsen climate shocks.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • More work needed But with the breaks, these phonons are scattered, atomic bonds are distorted, and the whole lattice is changed so that heat can’t travel easily.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Some call it life-altering, with out-of-body experiences, incredibly vivid hallucinations, distorted time perception, and… encounters with mysterious entities.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.
    Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Many of the characters are deformed in some way, though Williams does not adopt the language of disability to describe their particular experiences.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • By watching and analyzing how the soft fingers deformed, the AI could tell the difference between touching sand and touching the pen, estimate the pen’s location, and guide the gripper to lift it out.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Adjective
  • Some explicitly backed his Democratic opponent, the legendarily corrupt Edwin Edwards.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • According to some research, Hungary has been the most corrupt country in the EU for years now.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Abernethy specifically accused Carlson of numerous episodes of unprofessional conduct while alleging both swim coaches fostered conflict and misrepresented facts to school officials, including a campaign of false accusations against her.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
  • If she is later found to have misrepresented her finances, the full amount will immediately become due.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Researchers, educators, and policymakers questioned whether broadcasting encouraged juvenile delinquency, weakened family relationships, and gave governments and media organizations unprecedented influence over public opinion.
    Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Hochul, who weakened the state’s climate goals and signed off on new gas pipelines, is again an example.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Is this guy just saying we were screwed before, and we're still screwed now, just with more velocity?
    RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Thus, the outright majority of American voters, the Independents, get royally screwed again in favor of folks who represent about a quarter of Americans, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warped. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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