Synonyms of warped

warped 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwȯrpt 

as in degraded

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

warped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of warp

1

as in distorted

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

the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in corrupted

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• deformed
• screwed
• contorted
• tortured
• curled
• misshaped
• disfigured
• squinched
• defaced
• wound
• wrenched
• coiled
• looped
• spiraled
• wrung
• twined
• wreathed
• wrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warped

Adjective

Anna’s attitude speaks to the jealousy that fuels the movie’s wider narrative – Jack is adored, largely inappropriately, by all the members of his family – while his father’s probing highlights a warped sense of entitlement. — CNN Money, 17 July 2026

All of the gravitational wave signals scientists have seen so far—known as quasinormal modes—are produced after two black holes merge into a single larger one, and the warped spacetime around it settles. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Verb

Perspective and light is warped through their green plastic, creating a mesmerizing effect that might also have 80s kids fretting about CD sleeves. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Mizuno the Human Vapor was eloquent and rational, a flesh-and-blood man believably warped by power, still in touch with human emotions. — Rory Doherty, Time, 3 July 2026