WARPED Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

warped 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwȯrpt

Definition of warped next

as in degraded

having or showing lowered moral character or standards tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor

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warped

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verb

past tense of warp

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

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as in corrupted

to lower in character, dignity, or quality claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people

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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

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But the showstopping moment of Paul Thomas Anderson’s warped romance, Phantom Thread, uses a lavish London ’50s New Year’s party to emphasize the opposite. —

James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025 How the experience of brain injury has been so warped by culture, politics, fiction, history so as to make our current conception of it entirely false—and when that happens, who gets left out? —

Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025

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His mind is warped, his sense of morality corrupted. —

Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026 Those pesky wet spots can cause mold and mildew growth, window condensation, warped wood furniture, and even damaged electronics. —

Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warped

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Service remained degraded more than seven hours after Microsoft acknowledged the error messages.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
What began as a rational response to war and isolation has evolved into a structural vulnerability—one that has drained aquifers, degraded land and left the country increasingly exposed to climate stress and social unrest.

— Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026