perverted

[per-vur-tid] / pərˈvɜr tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

immoral, evil

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned abused contorted corrupt corrupted debased debauched defiled depraved deviating distorted impaired misguided misused outraged polluted sick tainted twisted vitiate vitiated warped

WEAK

aberrant abnormal deviant foreign grotesque kinky monstrous unhealthy unnatural vicious wicked

Antonyms

STRONG

clean cleansed healthy honorable moral noble pure purified straight uncorrupt upright virtuous well wholesome

WEAK

good

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perverted

Mr. Mladenov has offered assurances that none of these provisions will be perverted to keep Hamas in power, and he has a team including a two-star U.S. general working to prevent that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The officer is alleged to have perverted the course of justice, but no arrests have been made, said police.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Reprehensible such people may be, but they are motivated by a kind of perverted idealism.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025

The combination of the value of the FBI’s criminal investigative powers together with their danger if perverted, the report added, “makes the office of FBI Director unique.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

Even if he did think she was a perverted psychopath who wrote herself badly punctuated threats.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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