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Mutant

/ˈmjuːtənt/

Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

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📖 Definitions of "Mutant"

noun

1
Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
"Your plaid fish are mutants."
2
Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
"Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!"

adjective

1
Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
"Your mutant fish are dying."
2
Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
"Your mutant brother just growled at me again!"

noun

1
An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mutant"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sportnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
mutationnoun	Any alteration or change.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mutant"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
mutationnoun	Any alteration or change.
sportnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
variantnoun	Showing variety, diverse.
engineernoun	(by extension) A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
freaknoun	(slang, chiefly derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
deviantnoun	A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
mutatesverb	(transitive) To cause mutation.
mutations	the sixth studio album by the American songwriter Beck, released on November 3, 1998, by DGC Records.
variantsnoun	Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
aberrationnoun	The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
deviationnoun	A departure from the correct way of acting.
aberrantnoun	Differing from the norm.
odditynoun	(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
anomalynoun	A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
monstrositynoun	A monstrous person, thing, or act.
chimeranoun	(mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
changelingnoun	(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
miscreationnoun	A faulty or unnatural making or creation.
deformitynoun	The state of being deformed.
variationnoun	The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.