Synonyms for pervert
pərˈvɜrt; ˈpɜr vərt

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1. pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate(verb)

   a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

   Synonyms:
   deviant, deviate, degenerate

2. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect(verb)

   corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, bring down, mislead, overthrow, alloy, misguide, twist, impair, misaddress, abuse, deflower, demoralise, cloud, misdirect, weaken, get down, debase, counteract, demoralize, sully, convolute, vitiate, profane, deject, lead astray, defile, desecrate, sophisticate, sabotage, load, countermine, mar, taint, overturn, stretch, invalidate, deprave, adulterate, dilute, twist around, undermine, buy, violate, grease one's palms, outrage, cast down, void, dispirit, depress, bribe, misuse, dismay, debauch, spoil, corrupt

3. twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate(verb)

   practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

   "Don't twist my words"

   Synonyms:
   bend, wriggle, doctor up, wrick, doctor, wind, deform, twist, abuse, demoralise, rick, misdirect, debase, worm, demoralize, flex, convolute, writhe, profane, wrench, turn, sophisticate, convolve, subvert, vitiate, sprain, curve, deprave, twist around, corrupt, twine, distort, wrestle, squirm, debauch, misuse

4. pervert, misuse, abuse(verb)

   change the inherent purpose or function of something

   "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

   Synonyms:
   sophisticate, shout, vitiate, deprave, debauch, twist, ill-use, blackguard, twist around, subvert, misapply, profane, step, corrupt, debase, misdirect, demoralise, convolute, maltreat, misuse, abuse, demoralize, clapperclaw, ill-treat, mistreat

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1. pervert(verb)

   Antonyms:
   convert

2. pervert(noun)

   To turn another way; to divert.

   Synonyms:
   divert, steer, veer

   Antonyms:
   convert

3. pervert(verb)

   To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt

   Synonyms:
   deviant, perv

   Antonyms:
   convert

4. pervert(verb)

   To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.

   pervert one's words

   Synonyms:
   misuse, misapply

5. pervert(verb)

   Synonyms:
   lead astray, corrupt

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1. pervert

   Abuse covers all unreasonable or improper use or treatment by word or act. A tenant does not abuse rented property by "reasonable wear," though that may damage the property and injure its sale; he may abuse it by needless defacement or neglect. It is possible to abuse a man without harming him, as when the criminal vituperates the judge; or to harm a man without abusing him, as when the witness tells the truth about the criminal. Defame, malign, rail at, revile, slander, vilify, and vituperate are used always in a bad sense. One may be justly reproached. To impose on or to victimize one is to injure him by abusing his confidence. To persecute one is to ill-treat him for opinion's sake, commonly for religious belief; to oppress is generally for political or pecuniary motives. "Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy," Deut. xxiv, 14. Misemploy, misuse, and pervert are commonly applied to objects rather than to persons. A dissolute youth misemploys his time, misuses his money and opportunities, harms his associates, perverts his talents, wrongs his parents, ruins himself, abuses every good gift of God.

   Synonyms:
   abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, malign, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrong

   Antonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, conserve, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate

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1. pervert

   Synonyms:
   twist, distort, corrupt, falsify, misrepresent

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pervert(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   distort, stretch, falsify, make an ill use of

2. pervert(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   entice, tempt, corrupt

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1. pervert(v)

   Synonyms:
   lead astray, corrupt, debase, vitiate, misuse, misapply, misinterpret, distort, falsify

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1. List of paraphrases for "pervert":

   perv, perverts, kinky, creepwads, perverted, pedophile, voyeur, obsessed, molester, degenerate, deviant, peeper

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How to use pervert in a sentence?

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald:

   Either you think -- or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.

2. Denis Diderot:

   It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

3. Tench Coxe:

   As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as the military forces which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow-citizens, the people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear their private arms.

4. Justus Walker:

   I think the sanctions do more harm to the market than good because they pervert the cost mechanism, we have no idea what our product is supposed to cost anymore.

5. Artist Annie Jeffs:

   I'm not very happy about the invitation of a misogynist, racist, pervert to my country, he should be vilified, not invited for a visit.

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