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contortions

NOUN

distortion, mutilation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deformation deformity

STRONG

anamorphosis crookedness dislocation grimace malformation pout twist ugliness unsightliness

WEAK

misproportion misshapement wryness

Antonyms

STRONG

grin smile

WEAK

beauty smoothness

Example Sentences

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Arco Renz’s choreography of the students as they haunt the present day makes their distress visible through physical contortions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

So many explanations and justifications, so many verbal contortions as he attempts to talk through his latest defeat.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The 30-year-old Olympian has worked on refining his style with signature head spins and body contortions while standing out among other B-boys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

So, the microstates of a black hole are the myriad specific contortions of spacetime that from a distance still look like the black hole.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

Romero never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural in line.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway