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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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Des Jenson, Benguit's barrister, said that if police had coerced witnesses to lie, "it means that they have manufactured evidence, they've perverted the course of justice".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

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

“She perverted our Arcanum Elixir of Light and found a way to strip Marvellers of their gifts.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton