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contorted

[kuhn-tawr-tid] / kənˈtɔr tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
bent
Synonyms
STRONG
angled arced arched bowed crooked drooping hooked humped hunched inclined limp looped round rounded slumped stooped twined twisted warped wilted
WEAK
arciform curvilinear doubled over droopy sinuous slouchy
Antonyms
STRONG
straight
ADJECTIVE
crooked
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curved curving devious errant gnarled meandering serpentine sinuous twisted twisting winding
STRONG
bowed deformed deviating disfigured distorted hooked rambling skewed slanted spiral tilted warped zigzag
WEAK
agee anfractuous angular asymmetric awry catawampus circuitous cockeyed incurving indirect irregular kinky knurly lopsided misshapen not straight oblique out of shape roundabout screwy snaky topsy-turvy tortile tortuous uneven
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight unbent untwisted
WEAK
good honest law-abiding lawful moral
ADJECTIVE
deformed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry bowed damaged disfigured gnarled mangled misshapen scarred twisted warped
STRONG
bent blemished buckled cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed marred
WEAK
askew grotesque humpbacked hunchbacked ill-made irregular malformed misproportioned out of shape ugly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight untwisted
WEAK
beautified graceful improved shapely symmetrical
ADJECTIVE
gnarled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crooked deformed gnarly twisted wrinkled
STRONG
bent distorted rough tortured
WEAK
knurled leathery out of shape rugged weather-beaten
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight
WEAK
unbent uncurled untwisted
ADJECTIVE
malformed
Synonyms
WEAK
abnormal crooked deformed grotesque irregular misshapen twisted warped
Antonyms
WEAK
perfect regular shapely undistorted
ADJECTIVE
misshapen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
twisted
WEAK
askew awry bent blemished bowed buckled crooked curved damaged disfigured disjointed distorted grotesque ill-made irregular malformed mangled marred out of shape ugly unshapely warped
ADJECTIVE
perverted
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned abused corrupt corrupted debased debauched defiled depraved deviating distorted impaired misguided misused outraged polluted sick tainted twisted vitiate vitiated warped
WEAK
aberrant abnormal deviant foreign grotesque kinky monstrous unhealthy unnatural vicious wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
clean cleansed healthy honorable moral noble pure purified straight uncorrupt upright virtuous well wholesome
WEAK
good
ADJECTIVE
twisted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coiled complicated convoluted crooked curled gnarled intricate tangled tortuous wry
STRONG
bent braided involved perverted wound
WEAK
awry knurly tortile
Antonyms
STRONGEST
direct easy simple straight straightforward untwisted
WEAK
clear even wholesome
ADJECTIVE
twisted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curled gnarled tangled twisting
STRONG
bent braided twined wrenched
WEAK
awry
Antonyms
WEAK
clear even simple straight untwisted wholesome
ADJECTIVE
wry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
droll ironic mocking sardonic warped
WEAK
askew aslant awry crooked cynical deformed dry twisted uneven
Antonyms
WEAK
straight straightforward

Example Sentences

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Davidson would have to be carried by her teammates and coaches to the bench, where her face contorted in pain as trainers examined her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

“I actually find him really small and contorted and tortured.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

It has contorted statutory language to stop immigrants from obtaining effective relief against wrongful detention and deportation.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

The other kids stood by in shock, their faces contorted into masks of dismay and disbelief.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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