1
: twisted out of a natural or normal shape
a warped board
Before polishing began, warped panels were straightened and stripes of new wood added to compensate for shrinkage …—
Helen Dudar
Helen DudarHe was told he had a warped cornea due to surgery that had been performed years before.—B. J. Pollock
B. J. Pollock2
a
: eccentrically weird or strange
a warped sense of humor
b
: disturbingly abnormal or distorted
At his office one afternoon, he told me that he blames warped values for the drop in international-news coverage …—Ken Auletta
Ken AulettaIs it a country of great natural resources and human talent, caught in the grip of a warped dictator?—Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman"He took an oath as a Klansman, and he has this really warped, romantic notion of a sacred vow he can never violate."—John Grisham
John GrishamExamples of warped in a Sentence
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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Bing Thomas had drawn this grid by hand, following each warped line with a slightly more warped line until the grid practically curled under itself.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
All of the gravitational wave signals scientists have seen so far—known as quasinormal modes—are produced after two black holes merge into a single larger one, and the warped spacetime around it settles.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Unlike her last couple projects, there’s not a lot of high-concept goofiness, nor the dreamy singing that made her stories seem like warped flashbacks.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
With its warped aesthetic and arrival amid the low-profile craze, the Gazelle Indoor has been one of the best received of Bad Bunny‘s Adidas collaborations.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
All of the gravitational wave signals scientists have seen so far—known as quasinormal modes—are produced after two black holes merge into a single larger one, and the warped spacetime around it settles.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Unlike her last couple projects, there’s not a lot of high-concept goofiness, nor the dreamy singing that made her stories seem like warped flashbacks.
—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
With its warped aesthetic and arrival amid the low-profile craze, the Gazelle Indoor has been one of the best received of Bad Bunny‘s Adidas collaborations.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for warped
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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