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deformed

[dih-fawrmd] / dɪˈfɔrmd /
ADJECTIVE
disfigured; distorted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry bowed contorted damaged disfigured gnarled mangled misshapen scarred twisted warped
STRONG
bent blemished buckled cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed marred
WEAK
askew grotesque humpbacked hunchbacked ill-made irregular malformed misproportioned out of shape ugly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight untwisted
WEAK
beautified graceful improved shapely symmetrical

Example Sentences

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This extensive reorganization produces a highly deformed nuclear shape.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

The medical examiner retrieved a deformed metal projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Sun, however, had a problem: a deformed finger that slowed him down and drew the ire of his overseers.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

The scorching heat melted the glass awards her daughter had received for her theater performances, leaving behind deformed globs of crystal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Other mutant flies had forked bristles; sable-colored bodies; curved legs; bent, batlike wings; disjointed abdomens; deformed eyes—a Halloween’s parade of oddballs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee