Synonyms of mutated

mutated

verb

past tense of mutate

as in changed

to pass from one form, state, or level to another

colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changed
• varied
• shifted
• fluctuated
• morphed
• metamorphosed
• snapped
• improved
• transmuted
• deteriorated
• worsened
• turned around
• bettered
• wavered
• vacillated
• teetered
• seesawed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilized
• plateaued

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mutated

The finding came from a study in which van der Weyden and other scientists across the world investigated cancer-causing genes in tumor samples of nearly 500 domestic cats -- specifically which genes were commonly mutated. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026

The company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Over evolutionary time, this theory goes, one of those copies mutated and evolved to give rise to a second photosystem that uses oxygen to harvest energy more efficiently. — Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026

But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026

According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, BRCA2 is a gene that, when mutated, can increase a person’s lifetime risk of breast and other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026

As music mutated in subsequent decades giving rise to the proliferation of independent music, specific publications cropped up to cover it with the online magazine Pitchfork becoming a leader. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Kerr took over what Mark Jackson started to build with the young Warriors core and mutated it by inserting Draymond into the starting lineup when David Lee got hurt. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026