Synonyms and Antonyms of pervert
1
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
- that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, slant, twist, warp
misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate
belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash
bowdlerize, censor
complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)
mystify, obscure
equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate
2
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken
descend
disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down
blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck
depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor
ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restore
respect
3
to put to a bad or improper use
- accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
