VARIANCES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

variances

noun

plural of variance

as in frictions

a lack of agreement or harmony persistent variance within the rock band eventually caused it to break up

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Recent Examples of variances The project needs Naperville City Council approval because of code variances requested for density, height and signage. — Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The technology is well suited to many complex and repeatable workflows that define the function, from monitoring regulatory changes and reviewing invoices to identifying anomalies and forecast variances. — Hugo Sarrazin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 During Thursday's planning commission meeting, commissioners discussed the annexation of the property into the City of Woodstock as well as rezoning and variances for the property. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Finally, engineers will log subatomic decay variances to test basic physical laws. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Officials say the site is still under contract for redevelopment into a residential condominium building, pending contingencies such as zoning variances. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Suarez has said his plan would also mark a departure from what’s become common practice on the Beach for new construction where developers request variances and other breaks for projects. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Ultimately, the company did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, the spokesperson said. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 These variances can be attributed in part to the fact that there are 31 types of widows, five in the United States. — Eva Flowe may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

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Noun

Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said.

— Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of frictions

Noun

Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.

— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

Definition of discords

Noun

Moments like this are really what Housewives is supposed to be about — a genuine sisterhood with deep ties that take precedence over superfluous conflicts.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

But schisms and heel digging are probably inevitable in such uncertain fields, Catling says.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

These and other wars in the region came at a huge human cost, too.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, revered by the global left for his stance on migration and the wars in Gaza and Iran, has faced mass protests over the Ceuta border crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wars

Noun

Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
No explanation on the decision was included, and no dissents were noted.

— Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissents

Noun

Gilbertson’s involvement in the ports grew out of a series of chaotic mergers that in the 1990s led to endless disputes among shippers and the railroads about whose cargo would move first.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump declined to endorse Thune for a future term as leader amid disputes over passing the SAVE America Act and eliminating the filibuster.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

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