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

Over in Marvel’s territory, the X-Men had their whole chronology readjusted when a time-traveling mutant killed off Professor Charles Xavier, allowing Apocalypse to run rampant. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Her character, a mutant, has powers that include telepathy and organic diamond transformation mutation. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Marvel has spent the ensuing years gradually bringing mutant characters into the MCU while keeping the biggest names largely on the sidelines. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 There’s an entire episode devoted to the faithful Nightcrawler defending his bigot half-brother, Graydon Creed, from the Acolytes of Magneto, another mutant group who see Magneto as a messiah. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutant

Noun

These mutations aren’t necessarily inherited; instead they can be caused by certain exposures, or simply by chance.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Immunology, virology, growing a pathogen, and stabilizing a dangerous mutation all require different skills.

— Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mutation

Adjective

The membership, which is invite-only, can include procedures like plasma exchange, which involves having your blood removed and separated from harmful substances like abnormal proteins before it is returned to the body.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Cocaine therefore appears to hijack a normal action-selection system rather than recruit a circuit dedicated to abnormal behavior.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of abnormal

Adjective

For instance, Cruz referred to the popular assumption that the NIL era must be causing schools to cancel sports at historically aberrant rates.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of aberrant

Noun

The main three projects — The Mummy, The Loudest Voice and Unabomber — each involve monsters in various forms.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
The world has seen many hurricanes rapidly intensify in recent years, strengthening from relatively weak storms into destructive monsters in a matter of hours.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of monster

Adjective

Junior linebacker Chris Cole might have the most potential of anyone on the roster, because the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder is a traits-heavy, front-seven hybrid with freakish athleticism.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Many of the characters readers meet in Southern Gothic works like McCullers’ are freakish and brutal.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of freakish

Noun

Reconcile your accounts and review reports Even if your books are current, anomalies and errors can creep in.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
And then there is another measure, made official by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration this year, that takes into account the relative temperature anomaly against the background of the warmer ocean from climate change.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of anomaly

Adjective

Now, my question was, this is a very asymmetric way of thinking about personal time.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
The scale of an investment such as this one is asymmetrical with the legal and administrative capacity of a small, rural community, said Anthony Pipa, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies development and policy in rural areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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