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

The signal degrades at every step along this journey, and the guessers have to do their best with some pretty warped data. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Googlers peppered the executives with anxious questions about whether products like YouTube were reinforcing warped beliefs and making the country more divided. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Verb

The film uses a jazzily Murdochian technique to examine how the whole world has been warped by tabloids. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026