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perverse
adjective as in mean, ornery; troublesome
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abnormal
- bad-tempered
- cantankerous
- capricious
- contrary
- contumacious
- corrupt
- crabby
- cross
- degenerate
- delinquent
- depraved
- deviant
- disobedient
- dogged
- erring
- fractious
- hard-nosed
- headstrong
- intractable
- intransigent
- irritable
- miscreant
- mulish
- nefarious
- obdurate
- obstinate
- petulant
- pigheaded
- rebellious
- refractory
- rotten
- self-willed
- spiteful
- stubborn
- unhealthy
- unmanageable
- unreasonable
- unyielding
- villainous
- wayward
- willful
Example Sentences
There will be reform as well as cuts - Reeves has identified what she sees as "perverse incentives" in the system.
Especially during his heroic run of work in the 1970s, Hackman was an astonishingly versatile actor, whether in the perverse satire of “Prime Cut,” the downtrodden naturalism of “Scarecrow” or countless other roles.
Author Douglas Rushkoff has seen this perverse trend firsthand, and says he’s been courted by elites for advice designing their doomsday bunkers and adapting for a future insulated from the coming collapse.
There was something perverse about just heading right into the eye of the storm: OK, if you’re gonna compare the two bands, let’s work with the same person, and you’ll see what the differences are.
But Kramer’s film isn’t just a comedy, it’s a melange of perverse, achingly relatable desire.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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