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

Example Sentences

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It’s the culture that’s skewered rather than those who adopt its perverted values.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

“That states do have the power to further their own agendas in very perverted ways.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Mahito is soon sucked into an alternate universe where the ills of the human world are on full display but perverted into greater absurdity.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Many have commended her for speaking out, and have condemned the "arrogance" of her blackmailer, and his "perverted" behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

The light, his head, and the wall, he thought, as though he were an initiate or some perverted eclipse created without the consent of nature.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

perverted

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