Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contort
1 sense of contort
Sense 1
contort, deform, distort, wring -- (twist and press out of shape)
=> twist, twine, distort -- (form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted")
Antonyms of adj contorted
1 sense of contorted
Sense 1
contorted, writhed, writhen -- (twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott)
INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight -- (having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders")
Similarity of adj contorted
1 sense of contorted
Sense 1
contorted, writhed, writhen -- (twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott)
=> crooked (vs. straight) -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth")