MALFORMED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

malformed

adjective

ˌmal-ˈfȯrmd

Definition of malformed

as in distorted

badly or imperfectly formed a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football

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Recent Examples of malformed Cinematographer Mátyás Erdély’s gaslamp wash makes the whole thing visually alluring, but the story up to this point is one of malformed double entendres, as Moulin and his cohorts react to more important plots unfolding elsewhere in the war. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 May 2026 But in people with CF, that protein creates a malformed channel or, in some cases, doesn’t make one at all. — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Ina Park, a spokeswoman for the expo’s Korean pavilion, was eager to introduce Balance Grow’s Fried Calamari Snack, which looked like slightly malformed Utz Potato Stix. — J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Now imagine that instead of writing tweets, a malformed AI model would be producing military advice or making military decisions. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malformed

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Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Obviously, a child who recently suffered a serious head trauma is far from a reliable narrator, and in the premiere, Paley leans into the subjectivity with distorted sound and imagery.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorted

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Aircraft known as hurricane hunters had for three days kept constant watch over what had become a monstrous cyclone, centered near the Bahamas somewhere east of my home in West Palm Beach.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Henry Gainza’s choreography (Gainza also plays the Bishop of Basingstoke) is sometimes flowing, other times monstrous, reflecting the extremes of the story itself.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of monstrous

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Neveu likens it to how a snowman will appear deformed once the sun's heat begins to melt it.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The artifacts included eight deformed sickles, one intact sickle, part of a sword blade, ornament fragments, three ingots and two unfinished objects.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deformed

Adjective

Shoppers who believe that food appearance is important tend to judge misshapen produce as lower quality.

— Jintao Zhang, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
If the cookies have overspread or are misshapen, use a spoon to push the cookie edge toward the center to finesse their shape.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of misshapen

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