Synonyms of warps

warps 1 of 2

noun

plural of warp

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foundations
• cornerstones
• bases
• bases
• bedrocks
• grounds
• keystones
• roots
• underpinnings
• warp and woofs
• focuses
• premises
• supports
• footings
• foci
• cores
• mounts
• assumptions
• theories
• bottoms
• substructures
• stays
• kernels
• shores
• justifications
• beds
• props
• presumptions
• groundworks
• hearts
• frameworks
• substrata
• infrastructures
• centers
• buttresses
• anchorages
• presuppositions
• essences
• warrants
• braces
• nuclei
• bulwarks
• backbones
• rationales
• theses
• nucleuses
• seats
• premisses
• suppositions
• touchstones
• souls
• eyes
• hubs
• quintessences

warps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of warp

1

as in distorts

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

• distorts
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• twists
• obscures
• complicates
• slants
• misstates
• perverts
• misinterprets
• colors
• cooks
• garbles
• fudges
• bends
• confuses
• censors
• misrelates
• mistakes
• camouflages
• masks
• dissembles
• disguises
• mistranslates
• misspeaks
• whitewashes
• misdescribes
• lies
• veils
• belies
• bowdlerizes
• glosses (over)
• mystifies
• confounds
• prevaricates
• fibs
• mixes (up)
• equivocates
• palters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• explains
• interprets
• illustrates
• illuminates
• clarifies
• spells out
• clears (up)
• deciphers

2

as in degrades

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrades
• corrupts
• weakens
• deteriorates
• subverts
• destroys
• poisons
• dilutes
• humiliates
• damages
• perverts
• debauches
• debases
• pollutes
• demeans
• ruins
• taints
• lessens
• prostitutes
• mars
• demoralizes
• bastardizes
• vitiates
• depraves
• disgraces
• contaminates
• hurts
• cheapens
• abases
• thins
• profanes
• impairs
• shames
• cankers
• harms
• humbles
• dirties
• defiles
• wrecks
• waters down
• flaws
• dishonors
• spoils
• tarnishes
• descends
• stains
• befouls
• begrimes
• defaces
• depreciates
• takes down
• downgrades
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uplifts
• improves
• elevates
• ennobles
• exalts
• enhances
• enriches
• honors
• dignifies
• restores
• amends
• perfects
• refines
• cleans
• ameliorates
• clarifies
• purifies
• cleanses
• respects
• betters
• meliorates

3

as in deforms

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

• distorts
• deforms
• contorts
• tortures
• screws
• curls
• misshapes
• disfigures
• loops
• coils
• spirals
• squinches
• winds
• defaces
• twines
• wrenches
• wrings
• wrests
• wreathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls