Antonyms for distort
dɪˈstɔrtdis·tort

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1. • Affect
   • Shape

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1. falsify, distort, garble, warpverb

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

   Synonyms:
   warp, buckle, wring, fudge, fake, strain, heave, misrepresent, tinge, twist, manipulate, color, wangle, alter, cook, falsify, interpolate, deform, twine, garble, contort, colour

2. twist, twine, distortverb

   form into a spiral shape

   "The cord is all twisted"

   Synonyms:
   warp, bend, wriggle, intertwine, wrick, wind, deform, wrestle, twist, colour, interlace, rick, color, worm, roll, flex, convolute, writhe, wrench, wrap, turn, entwine, sophisticate, contort, sprain, curve, lace, falsify, twist around, twine, tinge, garble, wring, strain, squirm, pervert, enlace

3. contort, deform, distort, wringverb

   twist and press out of shape

   Synonyms:
   turn, warp, extort, strain, wring, bend, rack, wrench, color, twist, colour, falsify, squeeze, garble, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, change shape, change form, gouge

4. tinge, color, colour, distortverb

   affect as in thought or feeling

   "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

   Synonyms:
   warp, discolor, touch, strain, wring, twist, deform, tinct, tint, colourise, colourize, colorize, contort, colour, emblazon, garble, color, twine, colour in, tinge, color in, gloss, colorise, falsify, discolour

5. deform, distort, strainverb

   alter the shape of (something) by stress

   "His body was deformed by leprosy"

   Synonyms:
   turn, warp, try, stress, strain, filter out, tense up, reach, wring, bend, tense, extend, color, twist, sift, separate out, filter, colour, falsify, puree, garble, strive, filtrate, deform, twine, tinge, contort, flex, sieve, change shape, change form

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1. distortverb

   Synonyms:
   deform, twist, pervert, misinterpret, falsify, misrepresent

How to use distort in a sentence?

1. Anne Rice, "Blood and Gold":

   No matter how long we exist, we have our memories. Points in time which time itself cannot erase. Suffering may distort my backward glances, but even to suffering, some memories will yield nothing of ther beauty or their splendor. Rather they remain as hard as gems.

2. Soenke Tangermann:

   Highly subsided nuclear power from this plant will noticeably distort European competitiveness.

3. Trump Trump:

   It wasn't until a week after my announcement that people started to totally distort these very easy to understand words. If there was something stated incorrectly, it would have been brought up immediately and with great enthusiasm.

4. David Stringer:

   My political opponents have taken 51 seconds out of a 16-minute speech to try to distort my message and mislead voters. We recognize the tactic. I'm not interested in taking the fake news bait.

5. Josh Blake:

   Wakulla County commissioners in Florida Founding Fathers drafted The Second Amendment so clearly and succinctly that no interpretation is required. Yet, attempts to distort The Second Amendment, or eliminate The Second Amendment, persist.

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