Synonyms and Antonyms of warp
1
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
- the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text
bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist
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
- claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate
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 twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
- freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover won't fit
