as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
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as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
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as in abused
to put to a bad or improper use
accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
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Recent Examples of perverted
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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Still making twisted, sick, perverted material that's hurting children today.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perverted
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Many such stories also contain the suggestion, sometimes explicit, that the old civilization was unbearably corrupt and that its violent collapse was overdue.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, and the S&P 500 Index’s P/E at 24, are both distorted by tech stocks, such as Nvidia (NVDA).—
Lawrence Carrel,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Has that distorted the trajectory of his adult life?—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden, or whoever is running the White House, grotesquely abused the pardon power, yet again.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
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Their shelters have cared for more than 22,000 sick, injured and abused pets in 2024, the most in a decade.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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But there is a kind of romance to that degraded VHS.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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These pollutants then build up in a confined area, resulting in degraded air quality, which may affect people with and other health concerns.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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But ultimately, the Lakota were left voiceless and misrepresented.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Dec. 2024
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Stores are not legally required to accept exchanges or give refunds unless the merchandise was defective or misrepresented.—
Rick Walz,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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In a society where adults often come to work sick, teaching teens to take care of themselves is important.—
Maya Dollarhide,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the production losses, there are additional labor and supply costs to manage the outbreak in the herd, including separation and supportive care of sick cows.—
Kimberly Dodd,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Perverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perverted. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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