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Synonyms for twisted

17 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

adjective

Most common

bent distorted warped perverted fucked-up messed-up contorted kinked

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Perverted

perverted, warped, bent, distorted, crooked, wicked, sick, morbid

2. Screwy

messed-up, fucked-up, screwy

Other

contorted, kinked, screwed up, tortuous, bendy, cock-eyed

Antonyms

All antonyms of twisted →

Definitions

adj. 1
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
adj. 2
Mentally or emotionally distorted or unsound; perverted.
The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.

Related words

Phrases: twisted cluster bean twisted perspective twisted beech get something twisted twisted fries

Example sentences

bent The boy bent back to look up at his father's face.
distorted The senator charged that I had distorted the data.
warped The wood has warped because of the constant humidity.
perverted Some people think that your people are perverted.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
twisted		rising
bent		rising
distorted		steady
warped		rising
perverted		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: sick¹, bent¹
5 letters: bendy²
6 letters: wicked², warped¹, morbid², screwy², kinked
7 letters: crooked²
8 letters: tortuous³
9 letters: distorted³, perverted³, contorted³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bendy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: tordu
Italiano: contorto
Español: torcido
Deutsch: krumm
Català: tort