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

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Before forward-facing sonar, anglers studied past tournaments and memorized successful fishing patterns at various times of the year.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
The festival poster featured Argentine acting legend Ricardo Darín, a nod to the fest’s connections with Latin American cinema, which had close to 100 titles in the various sections this edition.

— Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of various

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At other moments, we are drawn magnetically into the myriad questions these works open up.

— Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Jains are encouraged to maintain awareness of the myriad souls that fill the world and to act with vigilance to avoid harm.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of myriad

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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

Definition of manifold

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