MUTATED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of mutated The Clash’s original line-up soldiered on until 1982, by which time punk rock had mutated into post-punk and new wave. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 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

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That has changed quietly, with robots now performing important roles in operating rooms, hospital wards, rehabilitation centers, and corridors around the world.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Tehran’s own understanding of deterrence has also changed over the course of the war.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

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Hinduism comprises a wide array of traditions and beliefs and has varied across more than 3,000 years of history, and there is no consensus number of Hindu gods.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
For the study, 878 former NFL players who died from 2016-21, which varied from players in their 20s to their 80s and in between, at least 215 of them had CTE in some stage.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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The Cook Political Report recently shifted Texas into its toss-up category, from a race considered to lean Republican.

— Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
From their second year onward, the prizes shifted their focus to unusual but authentic research, both in response to criticism and to establish greater credibility.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

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