Synonyms of mutation

mutation

noun

1

as in modification

a significant and basic change

The sculpture series underwent several mutations as the artist experimented with different materials and techniques.

Related Words

• modification
• alteration
• variation
• change
• transformation
• deformation
• metamorphosis
• shift
• distortion
• amendment
• transmutation
• conversion
• reformation
• adjustment
• transition
• revision
• reform
• difference
• redesign
• transmogrification
• fluctuation
• reconstruction
• revise
• remodeling
• transfiguration
• reconversion
• reworking
• substitution
• correction
• oscillation
• rectification
• displacement
• replacement
• modulation
• review
• flux
• revamping
• refashioning
• remaking
• redo
• redoing
• regulation
• inconstancy
• tweak
• wavering
• vacillation

Dissimilar Words

• stabilization
• fixation

2

as in anomaly

something that is a result of a change in the genes of a plant or animal

This coloration in the bird's plumage is a rare mutation.

Related Words

• anomaly
• variation
• rarity
• variant
• exception
• mutant
• deviation
• malformation
• abnormality
• aberration
• irregularity
• error
• abomination
• miscreation
• mistake
• monster
• inconsistency
• oddity
• disparity
• freak
• difference
• monstrosity
• anathema
• singularity
• prodigy
• wonder
• marvel
• inconsistence
• exotic
• peculiarity
• rare bird
• rara avis
• curiosity
• curio
• objet d'art
• oddment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mutation

Their v2 version of their protease, which incorporated some of the random mutations, was 30 times more active than the original design it was based on. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Researchers have yet to identify specific mutations that may predispose individuals to lung cancer. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Pity Strong couldn’t play the CEO after his bro-y 2024 mutation into MMA-fighting Marky Mark. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

This time, Jesse Eisenberg’s anxious and ambitious Mark Zuckerberg from the previous picture — a boyish anti-hero caught mid-mutation into a monster — has been replaced with Jeremy Strong’s practiced, performatively emotionless Zuckerberg. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026