perverted

adjective

per·vert·ed pər-ˈvər-təd How to pronounce perverted (audio)

: corrupt

: marked by perversion

pervertedly adverb

pervertedness noun

Example Sentences

He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer. the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, there is no chance of totally shutting down those who would do harm to others — especially on the high-profile stage that sports provides — in pursuit of their perverted goals.

Paul Newberry, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 The tension is further spiked by the return of Gallo’s Sammy, who tempts her with drugs and lays bare his perverted designs on her young daughter.

John Semley, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2022 People often looked at Black women's beauty as perverted or dirty.

Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Jan. 2022 This perverted idea of paradise worms its way in to each person’s psyche as this space soon becomes claustrophobic.

Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2022 The perverted globetrotting millionaire had paid the underage teen thousands of dollars.

Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2021 Activists who would tear down the freedoms and institutions that make our country great — and capable of becoming greater — by empowering the central government at their expense, all in the name of a perverted view of equity and justice.

Charles Hilu, National Review, 9 Sep. 2021 Trans people have often been portrayed as exotic, perverted and monstrous, Simpson said.

CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 Just what the world needs — a perverted version of etiquette that spreads unpleasantness.

Washington Post, 28 June 2021 See More

perverted 1 of 2

adjective

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pure
uncorrupted
uncorrupt
righteous
virtuous
moral
incorruptible
good
honest
ethical
principled

perverted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pervert

as in distorted

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

as in depraved

to lower in character, dignity, or quality a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

as in abused

to put to a bad or improper use accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents

Synonyms & Similar Words

abused
misused
misapplied
prostituted
twisted
corrupted
profaned
degraded
debased
misemployed
desecrated
mismanaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

used
employed
utilized
applied
respected

单词	perverted
释义	perverted adjective per·vert·ed pər-ˈvər-təd 1 : corrupt 2 : marked by perversion pervertedly adverb pervertedness noun Synonyms corrupt debased debauched decadent degenerate degraded demoralized depraved dissipated dissolute jackleg libertine loose perverse rakehell rakehelly rakish reprobate sick unclean unwholesome warped See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer. the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme Recent Examples on the Web Of course, there is no chance of totally shutting down those who would do harm to others — especially on the high-profile stage that sports provides — in pursuit of their perverted goals. Paul Newberry, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 The tension is further spiked by the return of Gallo’s Sammy, who tempts her with drugs and lays bare his perverted designs on her young daughter. John Semley, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2022 People often looked at Black women's beauty as perverted or dirty. Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Jan. 2022 This perverted idea of paradise worms its way in to each person’s psyche as this space soon becomes claustrophobic. Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2022 The perverted globetrotting millionaire had paid the underage teen thousands of dollars. Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2021 Activists who would tear down the freedoms and institutions that make our country great — and capable of becoming greater — by empowering the central government at their expense, all in the name of a perverted view of equity and justice. Charles Hilu, National Review, 9 Sep. 2021 Trans people have often been portrayed as exotic, perverted and monstrous, Simpson said. CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 Just what the world needs — a perverted version of etiquette that spreads unpleasantness. Washington Post, 28 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition perverted adjective : marked by abnormality or perversion perverted pancreatic function relieve concepts or fears of perverted sexual interest W. H. Masters & V. E. Johnson perverted 1 of 2 adjective as in corrupt having or showing lowered moral character or standards the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance corrupt degraded sick depraved perverse crooked warped debased degenerate debauched decadent dissolute reprobate unwholesome loose libertine vicious dishonest spoiled demoralized unclean dissipated rakish evil immoral wicked bad unscrupulous unprincipled bent sinful unethical rakehell rakehelly jackleg tainted contaminated cutthroat nefarious iniquitous miscreant Antonyms & Near Antonyms pure uncorrupted uncorrupt righteous virtuous moral incorruptible good honest ethical principled See More perverted 2 of 2 verb past tense of pervert 1 as in distorted to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes Synonyms & Similar Words distorted misrepresented twisted warped complicated misinterpreted falsified obscured garbled cooked slanted censored colored misstated confused bent misrelated fudged disguised mistranslated masked camouflaged bowdlerized veiled whitewashed misdescribed lied dissembled misspoke mystified belied confounded mistook equivocated fibbed prevaricated glossed (over) paltered mixed (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms interpreted explained illustrated illuminated clarified cleared (up) spelled out deciphered See More 2 as in depraved to lower in character, dignity, or quality a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution Synonyms & Similar Words depraved corrupted degraded debauched subverted bastardized debased weakened humiliated poisoned warped deteriorated prostituted disgraced destroyed cankered diluted damaged demeaned ruined polluted vitiated tainted demoralized cheapened abased profaned marred contaminated shamed lessened impaired defiled hurt wrecked harmed dirtied spoiled humbled flawed dishonored thinned befouled watered down begrimed stained tarnished blemished spoilt defaced descended depreciated downgraded took down Antonyms & Near Antonyms elevated exalted uplifted improved ennobled perfected refined enhanced dignified enriched amended honored purified restored cleansed ameliorated cleaned respected bettered clarified meliorated See More 3 as in abused to put to a bad or improper use accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents Synonyms & Similar Words abused misused misapplied prostituted twisted corrupted profaned degraded debased misemployed desecrated mismanaged Antonyms & Near Antonyms used employed utilized applied respected
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