Synonyms of distorted

Verb


1. falsify, distort, garble, warp, misrepresent, belie

usage: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

2. twist, twine, distort, change shape, change form, deform

usage: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

3. contort, deform, distort, wring, twist, twine, distort

usage: twist and press out of shape

4. tinge, color, colour, distort, affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch

usage: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

5. deform, distort, strain, shape, form

usage: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

Adjective


1. deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen, unshapely (vs. shapely)

usage: so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers"

2. distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted, disingenuous (vs. ingenuous), artful

usage: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"

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Definition and meaning of distorted (Dictionary)