as in mutations
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
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
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 mutants
One study of yellow mutants of three deciduous species, for example, found that more nitrogen was left behind in their yellow leaves than in the normal red leaves.
—
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
These are nature’s real-life mutants, each reminding us that evolution is the most creative engineer of all.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The mutants were identified in the 1940s by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who were working on the effects of radiation as part of the Manhattan Project.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This is great news, and could mean that fans are mere months from finding out who the mutants in the film might be.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
These are nature’s real-life mutants, each reminding us that evolution is the most creative engineer of all.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The mutants were identified in the 1940s by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who were working on the effects of radiation as part of the Manhattan Project.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
But those plans were scrapped after the Disney-Fox merger, when Marvel put mutants on hold and turned its attention to expanding its interconnected multiverse of movies and TV shows.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This is great news, and could mean that fans are mere months from finding out who the mutants in the film might be.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutants
Noun
-
Related diseases come from isotopes in the nuclear fallout that can penetrate the human body and cause mutations in DNA, according to a 2024 paper from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
-
Each species’ genome contains billions of base pairs, and even small mutations (a few hundred or thousand changes) create new biological identities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Stellantis determined that the software update issued as part of the 2024 recall was not effective in detecting abnormalities that could spark a fire, according to the NHTSA.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
-
More troubling, however, was that in several cases, these young and healthy males demonstrated EKG abnormalities.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Similar to finding that planets do not orbit the earth, the search for economics anomalies requires searching for empirical facts that cannot (easily) be explained using the standard economic model where everyone chooses by optimizing and makes no systematic mistakes.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
-
In the new study, the team hunted for similar potassium anomalies in Earth's oldest and deepest rocks.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutants. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share