Perverse
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Humanity is only trying to defend itself, its culture and its world but seems to take rather perverse glee in living down to its thuggish reputation in the process.
Source: Fan Fic / The Conversion Bureau -
Years later, when she and several others descend into the Abyss, he takes a perverse delight in tormenting her with the memory of what happened, trying to break her all over again.
Source: Archnemesis Dad -
He is also as perverse as his father, trying to peek as Honey in the bath.
Source: Anime / Cutey Honey
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Trying and Perverse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perverse/trying
Perverse & Trying. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/perverse/trying>.
Trying or Perverse. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/perverse/trying.
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