Distort Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-stôrt
To change by pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. twist
  2. warp
  3. crush
  4. twine
Antonyms:
  1. beautify
  2. untwist
  3. straight
  4. shape nicely
To change shape
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deform
  2. contort
  3. twist
  4. misshape
  5. sag
  6. slump
  7. knot
  8. get out of shape
  9. buckle
  10. writhe
  11. melt
  12. warp
  13. decline
  14. deteriorate
  15. disfigure
  16. wrench
  17. collapse
  18. become misshapen
  19. deviate from the standard form
  20. deviate from the normal form
  21. strain
  22. wring
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. circuitous
  2. distorted
  3. tortuous

Words Related to Distort

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Distort Sentence Examples

  • The bard will exaggerate or distort his story.

  • He protests against its use for controversial pamphlets which distort the truth.

  • Why not befriend nature (ie human nature) instead trying to distort it with cruelty?

  • Typically the more heavily curved glasses will distort vision with prescription lenses, but some manufacturers have the enhanced technology to create these types of glasses with minimal distortion.

  • It is certainly true to say that to project the world in which we look round onto a flat plane is to distort it.

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