Synonyms for detort

Most common

corrupt · warp · lead astray · twist · contort · distort

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   to turn from the original or plain meaning.

2. v. 2

   to pervert

3. v. 3

   to wrest

Forms

Past participle

detorted
e.g. detorted → corrupted, warped, perverted, twisted…

Example sentences

• corrupt The corrupt government officials fled the country.
• warp The shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.
• twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
• contort You won't believe how he can contort the meaning of 'truth'.
• distort Get the facts first. You can distort them later.

By length

4 letters

warp¹, skew¹

5 letters

twist¹

7 letters

corrupt², pervert², distort², contort²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (corrupt² = 2 syllables).