Thesaurus:pervert
English
Verb
(transitive)
Sense: to cause to behave immorally, illegally, or improperly
Synonyms
- adulterate [⇒ thesaurus]
- corrupt
- debauch
- demoralize (dated)
- detort (dated)
- file
- immoralize
- lead astray
- pervert
- pollute
- preposterate (obsolete)
- seduce
- sophisticate (figurative)
- suborn
- subvert
- tamper (dated)
- unmoralize
- vitiate
- warp
Antonyms
- fortify (figurative)
- moralize
- purify
- rectify
- reform
- set aright
- spiritualize
- straighten out
- unpervert
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- bribe [⇒ thesaurus]
- buy off
- nobble (UK & Ireland, slang)
- pay off
See also
Further reading
- “659. deterioration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “pervert” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.