Contort

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Synonyms for "contort" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Verb(8 words)

deform distort twist bend deface deforms detort distorts

bend buckle corkscrew crinkle crook crumple curve deface distort

Noun(1 words)

distorting

Strong matches (27)

falsify garbleget one wrongget wronggloss gnarl grimace injure intort knot mangle meander misapply misapprehend miscite misconceive misconstrue misdeem misexplain misexplicate

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misexpound misinterpret

Verb(1 words)

flex

Noun(4 words)

gnarling gnarls grimacing kinking

Related words (44)

misjudge misquote misread misrender misshape mistake mistranslate misunderstand pervert scallop screw serpentine slink snake spring squeezestrain the senseswirl torture turn

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turn awrytwine twirl twisttwist and turntwist the wordswarp whirl whorl wind worm wrench wrest wring writhe

Verb(5 words)

quirked warp wring writhed writhes

Noun(3 words)

warp distortionwarp threadswrithing

Adjective(1 words)

writhen

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

alter distort distortion move twine twist

More specific

7 entries

bend crumple falsify misquote pose stretch warp

Collocations

6 entries

contorted facecontorted posturecontortion of the spinecontortionist posecontortions in danceextreme contortion

Inflections

3 entries

contorted contorting contorts

Derivations

2 entries

contortion contortions

similar

2 entries

wrench wring

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You won't believe how he can contort the meaning of 'truth'.

Source: tatoeba (8788371)

About 10 meters away, pergolas with thick woody vines that climb and contort provide shade for patients and impromptu places to hang intravenous drip bags.

Source: tatoeba (11592992)

features contorted with fury

Source: wiktionary

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