Definition for Perversity:

• deliberately deviating from what is good

Synonyms for Perversity:

• n.

  •
  • ambition,
  • dynamism,
  • perseverance,
  • will,
  • aspiration,
  • resist,
  • tenacity,
  • motivation,
  • determination,
  • resolve,
  • obstinacy,
  • energy,
  • drive.
  •caprice (noun)
  • fitfulness,
  • fool notion,
  • notion,
  • humor,
  • changeableness,
  • thought,
  • inconstancies,
  • fickleness,
  • inconstancy.
  •contrariness (noun)
  • contrariness.
  •defiance (noun)
  • recalcitrance,
  • throwing of the gauntlet,
  • Insurgence,
  • spite,
  • impudence,
  • enjoinder,
  • Factiousness,
  • rebelliousness,
  • Impugnment.
  •deformity (noun)
  • corruption,
  • distortion,
  • asymmetry,
  • disfigurement,
  • flaw,
  • freakishness,
  • lopsidedness,
  • deformity,
  • bend,
  • crookedness,
  • irregularity,
  • contortion.
  •disobedience (noun)
  • mutiny,
  • waywardness,
  • indiscipline,
  • Non-observance,
  • Insubmission,
  • nonobservance.
  •evil (noun)
  • knavery,
  • vileness,
  • criminality,
  • sinfulness,
  • Knaveries,
  • Peccancy,
  • criminalities,
  • obscenity,
  • diabolism,
  • looseness,
  • diabolisms,
  • infamy.
  •hardheadedness (noun)
  • de terminations,
  • obstinances,
  • de termination,
  • willfulnesses,
  • de-terminations,
  • de-termination.
  •perverseness (noun)
  • perverseness.
  •recalcitrance (noun)
  • de spites,
  • despites,
  • de-spite,
  • de spite,
  • de-spites.
  •recalcitrancy (noun)
  • recalcitrancy.
  •unruliness (noun)
  • intractableness,
  • Indocility.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pertinacity,
  • pertinaciousness,
  • bullheadedness,
  • pigheadedness,
  • doggedness,
  • tenaciousness,
  • hardheadedness,
  • obstinateness.

Paraphrases for Perversity:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    perversion, wickedness, evil.

Antonyms for Perversity:

• n.

  • obstinacy
    irresolution.
  • Other antonyms:
    coolness, amiability, cordiality, agreeableness, geniality, serenity, good-humoredness, kindliness, amenity, tolerance, friendliness, amicability, mildness, forbearance, understanding, good-temperedness, affability, gentleness, patience, sociability, tranquillity, long-suffering, amiableness, easygoingness.

Perversity Sentence Examples:

• It will help us to cherish Plato's ideal, without sharing his hasty conclusion about the perversity of those who do not listen to reason.

• De Chauxville, from carelessness or natural perversity, chose to ignore the persistent eyes.