Harnessing electricity, said the man with the bongos, is a sinful perversion of the earth's resources.
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Perversion
Synonyms for "perversion" (208 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (42)
aberrancyaberrationabnormalityabstractionismabuseabuse of officeabuse of termsadulterationapparent soundnessbefoulingbefoulmentcasuistrycatachresiscircularitycollege of laputacoloringconfabulationcontaminationcontortingconversion
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Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (62)
disingenuousnessdistortiondiversioneisegesisembezzlementenvenomingequivocalnessequivocationerrancyerroneousnesserrorevasive reasoningexaggerationexpressionismfallaciousnessfallacyfalse coloringfalse swearingfalsenessfalsification
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falsifyingfalsityfaultfaultinessfesteringfilthflawflawednessfoulinggarblingglosshamartiaheresyheterodoxyhyperboleillusioninaccuracyinfectioninjusticeinsincerityirregularityjesuitismjesuitrykinklitotesmaladministrationmalentendumalfeasancemalobservationmalpracticemalversationmisapplicationmisapprehensionmisappropriationmiscitationmiscoloringmisconceptionmisconductmisconstructionmisdirection
Noun(2 words)
Related words (104)
misdoingmisdrawingmisemploymentmisexplanationmisexplicationmisexpositionmisfeasancemisguidancemishandlingmisinformationmisinstructionmisintelligencemisinterpretationmisjudgmentmisknowledgemisleadingmismanagementmispaintingmisquotationmisreading
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misrenderingmisreportmisrepresentationmisstatementmisteachingmistranslationmisunderstandingmisusagemisusemisuse of wordsmystificationnonrealismobfuscationobscurantismobscurationoverdrawingoverstatementoversubtletyparodypeccancypeculationperjuryphilosophismpilferingplausibilityplausiblenesspoisoningpollutionpoor stewardshipprevaricationprofanationprofligacyprostitutionpsychopathia sexualispsychosexual disorderrationalizationsacrilegeseductionself-contradictionsex crimesexual abnormalitysexual deviancesexual deviationsexual pathologysexual perversionsexual psychopathysidetrackingsinsinfulnessslantingsophismsophistical reasoningsophisticationsophistryspecial pleadingspeciosityspecious reasoningspeciousnesssqueezingstrainingsubtletysubversionsuppurationtorturingtwisttwistingunderstatementunorthodoxyuntruenessuntruthuntruthfulnessvicevicious circlevicious reasoningviolationvitiationwrenchingwrongwrongness
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abstractionism, abuse.
- Sentence evidence is available for perversion, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "perversion".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "perversion"
Keep "perversion" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
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Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "perversion" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesactus reuscurvecurved shapedeviationethical wrongdoingimmoralitymisconductparaphiliasexsex activitysexual activitysexual deviancesexual practicewrongdoingwrongful conduct
More specific
10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesmoral perversionperversion of justiceperversion of languagepsychological perversionsexual perversionsocial perversion
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Your red cheeks give away your perversion.
Source: tatoeba (2826695)
That man is abusive trash who's lied in circles over and over again. We have no reason to believe that this isn't just more emotional manipulation. I've seen this exact thing happen over and over again with other abusers like him in different places. Abusers like him use their perceived instability as social capital to keep their trust and good faith alive long after it's been crushed again and again by their cruelty and perversion.
Source: tatoeba (3283482)
Never has youth been exposed to such dangers of both perversion and arrest as in our own land and day. Increasing urban life with its temptations, prematurities, sedentary occupations, and passive stimuli just when an active life is most needed, early emancipation and a lessening sense for both duty and discipline, the haste to know and do all befitting man's estate before its time, the mad rush for sudden wealth and the reckless fashions set by its gilded youth--all these lack some of the regulatives they still have in older lands with more conservative conditions.
Source: tatoeba (6395955)
Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "perversion"?
Closest matches include aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abstractionism, abuse.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "perversion"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.