MUTANT Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mutant

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

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adjective

as in abnormal

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Recent Examples of mutant

Noun

But these genes were not mutants to start with in the human embryos that Egli’s team edited. — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026 What the team needed was a natural mutant that was unable to detect the caterpillar’s saliva. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026

Adjective

Daraxonrasib is an oral RAS(ON) multi-selective inhibitor designed to block signaling from both mutant and non-mutant RAS proteins. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 And one track prominently features a country singer, a drastic departure from the usual Fire-Toolz mélange of screensaver EDM, Hypercolor death metal, blackened new age, and copious other mutant genres that usually don’t mix. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutant

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Noun

Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
His diagnosis also means each of his children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the BRCA2 mutation.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of mutation

Adjective

Many scientists believe that amyloid buildup eventually triggers an abnormal form of tau to form tangles in neurons, setting off symptoms.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by abnormal biological processes in the brain that often lead to cognitive decline.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of abnormal

Noun

Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).

— Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Along with epilepsy, Benjamin also has cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment and severe vision impairment caused by underdeveloped optic nerves and malformations in the visual centers of his brain.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

Definition of malformation

Adjective

Sabatini suggested to the jury there were possible explanations for that aberrant behavior without settling on a specific reason.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Learning that these behaviors not only exist, but are prevalent in the animal kingdom, Page says, helps debunk what remains a widespread belief among certain humans that homosexuality and transgenderism are unnatural and aberrant.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026

Definition of aberrant

Noun

Inside a San Fernando workshop, Samuel McBride makes movie monsters come to life for the camera.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of monster

Adjective

So much of the talk so far has been about Kylian Mbappe and his freakish goals record in World Cups.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Each tableau is also illustrated with generative AI, resulting in freakish scenes rife with garbled text and hallucinated details, like a diminutive squad car parked inside a police station filled with surveillance feeds.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 June 2026

Definition of freakish

Noun

Whether that’s a single-stock anomaly or a signal that the market has quietly repriced its tolerance for earnings disappointment across the sector is the question the rest of earnings season will start to answer.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Yet its success feels less like an anomaly than a symptom of the present, in which perpetual crisis has robbed the future of coherence.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of anomaly

Adjective

The luminous gown is characterized by its rich draping, which meets at the hip, and its sophisticated, slightly asymmetrical halter neckline.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
The authors urge regulators to implement true consolidated supervision, account for implicit liabilities, and close asymmetric loopholes to curb this internal risk-shifting.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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