as in mutation
biology
a plant or animal that is different from other plants or animals of the same kind because of a change in the structure of its genes; something produced by genetic mutation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in abnormal
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mutant
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Eastman and Laird created a comic based on four mutant turtles that possess keen martial arts abilities, which was meant to be a one-shot, but ended up becoming a phenomenon.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Dead Ringers, which marked a new peak of technical and dramatic sophistication for Cronenberg, has its moments of vintage corporeal unpleasantness (see, and never unsee, the instruments for operating on mutant women).
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Winning the battle against extinction is going to require more from us than manufacturing mutant wolves and hairy mice.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutant
Adjective
It's been over two decades since Alan Cumming last played the teleporting Marvel mutant Nightcrawler.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Eastman and Laird created a comic based on four mutant turtles that possess keen martial arts abilities, which was meant to be a one-shot, but ended up becoming a phenomenon.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Dead Ringers, which marked a new peak of technical and dramatic sophistication for Cronenberg, has its moments of vintage corporeal unpleasantness (see, and never unsee, the instruments for operating on mutant women).
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Winning the battle against extinction is going to require more from us than manufacturing mutant wolves and hairy mice.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant
Noun
-
With gene editing, scientists are able to input code into the body’s genes that tell it to stop producing the mutation that is causing the abnormal red blood cells.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
-
And then seeing all the different possibilities that might arise initially through neutral mutations, and once in a while through mutations which give rise to an advantage at a disadvantage.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2025
Adjective
-
Mice studies suggest that activating these receptors may cut off oxygen supply to the retina, promoting the abnormal blood vessel growth that leads to nAMD.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
20 June 2025
-
Alzheimer’s Disease is characterized by the presence of beta-amyloid, an abnormal substance which form sticky plaques on the brain which may result in death of brain cells.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
-
With this book, Willy’s style began venturing into aberrant linguistic territory.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
-
To rescue Hubble, experts worked for months to build new optics to intercept the light bouncing off the telescope's main mirror and correct its aberrant shape.—
Sidd Bikkannavar,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2010
Noun
-
Other effects, such as developmental malformations in a fetus and cancer, have also been linked to this surfactant.1312 2.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2025
-
After a long, eight-year battle, in which the hospital claimed that Maura had a genetic underlying vascular malformation in the brain, jurors sided with the Gallaghers, concluding that Maura's death was preventable.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
-
Consumer spending this year has been weak, but that could have been because of freakish weather.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
-
Defensive tackle Kenneth Grant and edge Shemar Stewart are two of Bruce Feldman’s freakish potential risers.—
Jacob Robinson,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The monster season Soto gave the Yankees last year, leading them to the World Series, is what the Padres expected from him.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
-
Today, that monster lives on, not in steel and speakers, but in light.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Adjective
-
The whole point of terrorism is to have an asymmetrical impact: for a small force to achieve a big effect.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
-
But viewed through the right lens, this moment is shaping up to offer an asymmetrical upside for leaders who lean in.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share