as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
tired of his sick jokes and warped sense of humor
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text
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as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people
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as in deformed
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit
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Recent Examples of warped
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Ignoring these instructions could lead to shrunken, warped, or ruined items.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The parts that were once sexualized by the male gaze are warped and placed on the head.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Amen Dunes: Death Jokes Of course Damon McMahon followed Freedom—his sprawling, silvery slice of Americana—with an Amen Dunes album that rattles to warped lines of dialogue and clattering hip-hop beats.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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In a backstory-heavy monologue, Sterns reveals to Captain America (Anthony Mackie) and Falcon (Danny Ramirez) that when he was exposed to Bruce Banner's blood in The Incredible Hulk via a cut on his head, his brain was warped and became massive.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Ignoring these instructions could lead to shrunken, warped, or ruined items.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The parts that were once sexualized by the male gaze are warped and placed on the head.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Amen Dunes: Death Jokes Of course Damon McMahon followed Freedom—his sprawling, silvery slice of Americana—with an Amen Dunes album that rattles to warped lines of dialogue and clattering hip-hop beats.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warped
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Tragically, the Chesapeake remains significantly degraded and its overall water quality has improved only marginally after 41 years.—
Gerald Winegrad,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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Against the backdrop of a degraded web, the improbable success of a volunteer-run website attempting to gather all the world’s knowledge is something to celebrate, not destroy.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 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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The scene in which Anderson single-handedly faces down both the corrupt deputy and the Klan’s most murderous henchman is a master class in range.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Schwarz sees the blackout as a way for Americans to use their economic might in the form of their purchasing power to fight corporate greed and corrupt politicians.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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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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Measles is an infection that can make even healthy children very sick.—
Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Town commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to ban the practice, eight months after a Charlotte Observer investigation into the sale of what horrified residents described as sick, emaciated caged puppies outside the Super Walmart off Interstate 77 Mooresville, exit 36.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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As a side sleeper who constantly wakes up with a crooked neck and often back pain, this was a huge plus.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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In short, repealing the FCPA will be a boon to crooked foreign corporations and will create an uneven playing field—in their favor.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The inside story of how this relationship deteriorated is worth a read.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The increase in tests came as relations with the United States and its regional allies deteriorated and Pyongyang pulled closer to Russia.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Warped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warped. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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