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perverse
adjective as in mean, ornery; troublesome
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abnormal
- bad-tempered
- cantankerous
- capricious
- contrary
- contumacious
- corrupt
- crabby
- cross
- degenerate
- delinquent
- depraved
- deviant
- disobedient
- dogged
- erring
- fractious
- hard-nosed
- headstrong
- intractable
- intransigent
- irritable
- miscreant
- mulish
- nefarious
- obdurate
- obstinate
- petulant
- pigheaded
- rebellious
- refractory
- rotten
- self-willed
- spiteful
- stubborn
- unhealthy
- unmanageable
- unreasonable
- unyielding
- villainous
- wayward
- willful
Example Sentences
The Jewish Leadership Council, which works to protect British Jews, said in a statement that it was “perverse” that fans visiting the U.K. were banned because the police couldn’t guarantee their safety.
Honesty about their origins can’t undo the damage of taking tribal lands, but it can help Americans recognize the perverse power that comes with political management of land and people.
“Driven by isolation, psychosis and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein’s perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades.”
He said it would be "perverse to provide anybody, whether an individual or a state with weaponry, then get upset when they use it to do harm".
She’s 25 years older than her husband, an age gap they believe is “natural” if the man is older, but perverse if the woman is.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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