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

Of these, 16 of them proved to be viable and able to kill certain strains of Escherichia coli—including strains of the bacterium that had mutated to be resistant to the original reference genome of ΦX174. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

The causes of superhero fatigue — which have recently arguably mutated into full-on franchise fatigue for many properties — have been endlessly discussed. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Like so much of language, serviceberry’s origins are a mish-mash of a few different things, mutated over time. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

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