Synonyms of perverted

perverted 1 of 2

adjective

pər-ˈvər-təd 

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• sick
• depraved
• crooked
• decadent
• warped
• perverse
• degenerate
• debased
• debauched
• loose
• dissolute
• unwholesome
• unclean
• demoralized
• libertine
• spoiled
• vicious
• dishonest
• rakish
• dissipated
• reprobate
• immoral
• evil
• wicked
• bad
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• rakehelly
• bent
• rakehell
• unethical
• jackleg
• sinful
• contaminated
• cutthroat
• tainted
• nefarious
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• uncorrupted
• incorruptible
• uncorrupt
• ethical
• honest
• moral
• good
• righteous
• principled
• virtuous

perverted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pervert

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• complicated
• warped
• misinterpreted
• obscured
• falsified
• cooked
• garbled
• slanted
• colored
• confused
• misstated
• censored
• bent
• fudged
• misrelated
• disguised
• masked
• mistranslated
• mistook
• camouflaged
• veiled
• whitewashed
• lied
• dissembled
• bowdlerized
• mystified
• glossed (over)
• belied
• misdescribed
• confounded
• misspoke
• mixed (up)
• equivocated
• paltered
• fibbed
• prevaricated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreted
• explained
• illustrated
• cleared (up)
• clarified
• spelled out
• illuminated
• deciphered

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupted
• degraded
• depraved
• subverted
• weakened
• humiliated
• poisoned
• deteriorated
• debased
• debauched
• diluted
• damaged
• destroyed
• prostituted
• warped
• disgraced
• ruined
• bastardized
• demeaned
• vitiated
• polluted
• tainted
• marred
• cankered
• demoralized
• cheapened
• lessened
• profaned
• contaminated
• shamed
• impaired
• abased
• hurt
• humbled
• defiled
• wrecked
• harmed
• thinned
• spoiled
• watered down
• flawed
• dishonored
• spoilt
• stained
• dirtied
• tarnished
• begrimed
• befouled
• defaced
• descended
• depreciated
• downgraded
• took down
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• exalted
• amended
• honored
• dignified
• ennobled
• enhanced
• perfected
• enriched
• refined
• restored
• purified
• ameliorated
• cleaned
• bettered
• cleansed
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• misused
• misapplied
• prostituted
• twisted
• profaned
• corrupted
• degraded
• misemployed
• debased
• mismanaged
• desecrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• used
• employed
• applied
• utilized
• respected

Examples of perverted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

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

This indicates a perverted incentive structure that disadvantages the less costly version of the product. —Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023

The solution arrived like a perverted aha moment. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020