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Synonyms & Antonyms of variant
(Entry 1 of 2)
able to be distinguished in some way from others of the same kind
- variant strains of a disease
- variant points of view
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for variant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for variant
variant
nounSynonyms of variant (Entry 2 of 2)
as in variation, mutation
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for variant
- aberration,
- abnormality,
- anomaly,
- exception,
- freak,
- irregularity,
- monster,
- monstrosity,
- oddity,
- rarity
- curio,
- curiosity,
- exotic,
- objet d'art
- (also objet),
- oddment,
- peculiarity,
- singularity
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