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deformed

[dih-fawrmd] / dɪˈfɔrmd /
ADJECTIVE
disfigured; distorted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry bowed contorted 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

Example Sentences

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The medical examiner retrieved a deformed metal projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

When the metal is deformed, dislocations twist and shift, nudging nearby atoms into preferred positions.

From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025

Sun, however, had a problem: a deformed finger that slowed him down and drew the ire of his overseers.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

His beaver head looked more like a deformed frog.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.