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modifying, transformation, transforming, metamorphosis,
metamorphosing, transmutation, transmuting, transfiguration,
transfiguring, evolution, evolving, variation, varying: For
years he studied the mutation of the sweet pea. 2 variant,
variation, deviation, deviant, mutant, anomaly, departure: The
mutations exhibited marked differences over the generations.
mute adj. 1 silent, dumb, speechless, voiceless, wordless,
tight-lipped, taciturn, tacit, reserved, quiet, Colloq mum:
Though I persisted in asking his name, he remained mute. 2
unspoken, unsaid, tacit, silent: The stain on the floor was a
mute reminder of the crime.
--v. 3 deaden, silence, muffle, stifle, dampen, damp, subdue,
suppress, quiet or Brit also quieten, hush, soft-pedal, turn
down, tone down: The carpet muted her footsteps as she crept up
behind him.
mutilate v. 1 maim, disfigure, mangle, cripple, lame, butcher, disable;
dismember, amputate, hack off, cut off, lop off, tear off, rip
off: Formerly, the hands of thieves were mutilated as an
example to others. 2 spoil, mar, ruin, damage, deface,
vandalize, destroy: As the book had been mutilated, he had to
buy the library a replacement.
mutinous adj. 1 rebellious, revolutionary, subversive, seditious,
insurgent, insurrectionary: The mutinous crew was finally
subdued and clapped in irons. 2 recalcitrant, refractory,
contumacious, obstinate, defiant, insubordinate, disobedient,
unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, uncontrollable: Whenever we
told Clare to work harder at school she became mutinous.
mutiny n. 1 revolt, rebellion, revolution, subversion, subversiveness,
insurgency, insurgence, insurrection, uprising: The crew are
threatening a mutiny.
--v. 2 rebel, rise up (against), strike, revolt; disobey,
subvert, agitate (against): The crew of the Bounty mutinied and
set Captain Bligh adrift.
mutter v. 1 mumble, murmur, grunt: He was muttering something to
himself that I didn't catch. 2 grumble, complain, Colloq
grouch, grouse, Brit chunter: She has been muttering about cuts