Synonyms of contortion

contortion

noun

as in deformation

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition

the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deformation
• distortion
• deformity
• warping
• torturing
• misshaping
• screwing
• disfigurement
• squinching
• defacement
• malformation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contortion

One feature of the July weather pattern in the US was a seemingly endless series of heat domes that popped up in different parts of the country depending on the contortions of the jet stream. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Moore’s expressive face has courted much attention across the icon’s Hollywood career, with her facial contortions drawing critical praise (and, sometimes, the meme treatment) over the years. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

All this chugs along satisfyingly even with the occasional patch of sluggishness and the usual overly convoluted plot contortions. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

The screams, contortions and vocal shifts were made without CGI or artificial intelligence, and that detail is its own form of campaign currency in an era when audiences and voters alike are increasingly skeptical of digital enhancement. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026

The majority’s contortion of the Purcell principle may be the most disturbing aspect of its order. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The Russian state has often forced its people into strange contortions of the mind. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

The most conspicuous symptom of this transition, certainly, was the contortion of the nation-state, and the resulting unravelling of political cultures built up over many decades. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

There is also the chance to go conceptual and to study the body itself—its limitations, expressions, and even contortions, say by wearing or referencing the work of Rei Kawakubo, who was the topic of a Costume Institute exhibition in 2017. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026