MULTIFARIOUS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

multifarious

adjective

ˌməl-tə-ˈfer-ē-əs

Definition of multifarious

as in various

being of many and various kinds the multifarious interests and activities in which Benjamin Franklin immersed himself

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Recent Examples of multifarious There are custom T-shirts, multifarious fan art, an online forum and a dedicated posse keeping constant watch. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Legislators need to realize that big tech is self-protective and eschews state boundaries in multifarious ways. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The Persian Empire spanned three continents and was a diverse, multifarious federation of many tribes, ethnicities, and religious identities. — Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026 Tashi Dorji turns to that same multifarious sense of exhaustion on his latest record. — James Gui, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multifarious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifarious

Adjective

After Kubiak became head coach in Las Vegas, rather than promoting from within, coach Mike Macdonald hired Fleury, who has an interesting background and has worked under Shanahan in various roles since 2019.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
At the recent inauguration, JION became part of Jülich UNified Infrastructure for Quantum computing (JUNIQ), which provides access to various quantum systems connected to JSC’s high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of various

Adjective

Yet even these numbers fail to show the myriad ways in which two decades of war transformed the United States.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
That isn’t about to change — regardless of whether Bagwell has the title of general manager and the myriad responsibilities that come with it.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of myriad

Adjective

But all this manifold spectacle is triggered by a quest for a boy, possibly of royal lineage, who has gone missing.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Here the picture gets both less clear and, like the gods’ and goddesses’ limbs and faces, more manifold.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026