WARPED Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

warped 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwȯrpt

Definition of warped

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

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

Derby fixtures — meetings between teams brought together by geographical proximity and driven apart by rivalry — have their own twisted tempo and warped logic. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 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 See All Example Sentences for warped

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warped

Adjective

The hospital treats about 175 major pediatric spine cases per year, sparing patients from pain, and in some advanced cases, degraded lung function.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Energy analysts have consistently cautioned that raising Venezuelan output meaningfully will take years and billions of dollars in repairs to degraded infrastructure.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of degraded

Verb

Many observers in the stadium, TV studios and on sofas across the UK and beyond thought Haaland was indeed offside, but that’s because the television images become distorted.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Its sound is often described as post-grunge and the band is known for its emphasis on acoustic guitar, distorted electric guitar and multi-layered vocal harmonies.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of distorted

Verb

This may then seem like yet another story about how Trump has wrecked norms and corrupted the rule of law.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
The difference with those films is that all those guys came in corrupted by something or had something mentally going on.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrupted

Verb

Parts on Repkon machines deformed, leading a worker to discover that they were made with Chinese steel, possibly in violation of federal regulations.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of deformed

Adjective

Even as the country’s leadership grew more corrupt and repressive, Moscow kept getting more dazzling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.

— Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrupt

Verb

Bohm’s lawsuit, which was filed in Philadelphia County on March 25, alleged Daniel and Lisa committed financial impropriety while running limited liability companies on his behalf and misrepresented their stakes in those entities.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The federal case was based on allegations the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

Verb

Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
More than eight in 10 voters support tapping the state’s flush coffers to bolster human service programs weakened by severe federal cutbacks, according to a new poll commissioned by Connecticut nonprofit social service agencies.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakened

Verb

Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
The 2022 class feels screwed, not privy to the extra COVID year or the five-in-five for the 2023 athletes.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026