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 The Port of San Diego is promoting a fundraiser supporting a Harbor Police officer recovering from a medical emergency caused by malformed blood vessels in his brain. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025 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 Sensitive data appears in unstructured documents, malformed files, collaboration tools and AI workflows that summarize, transform and combine information. — Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 1 July 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 See All Example Sentences for malformed

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Adjective

In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Letting go of these items leads to regret for the loss of nostalgia and passing on true history for a distorted version.

— Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 28 June 2026

Definition of distorted

Adjective

Plath shows up in Dederer’s book about (mostly) men who make great art and live monstrous lives (and what to do with them), but only as a woman who turns her violent tendencies against herself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of monstrous

Adjective

Its deformed and empty boxes appeared to have been crushed under a landslide of green checks.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Nicola said three of the four turkeys were rescue animals with deformed feet that had been sitting on eggs when they were taken.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

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