VARIANT Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of variant

as in various

able to be distinguished in some way from others of the same kind variant strains of a disease variant points of view

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The Spanish Navy is working with Navantia to develop a much more powerful air-defense variant of its new F-110 frigate. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 In 2006, the Charger stormed the market as a rubber-burning full-size sedan that gained muscle over the years, culminating in a 797-horsepower variant. — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Ukraine said last week that limits were imposed without warning on its use of Starshield, the military variant of the Starlink internet service run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, affecting battlefield missions reliant on it. — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Flu season has arrived early this year, with a new variant of the virus already sickening thousands and sending many to the hospital. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for variant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for variant

Adjective

Officials and spokesmen from around the state and various agencies couldn't be unavailable enough for comment.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Just as in the previous 10 cycles, the current cycle combines economic concerns (including energy prices) and negative stories about incumbents in various offices.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of various

Adjective

Prosecutors said investigators also found several other designer handbags, Rolex watches and premium bottles of wine throughout the home.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Such weapons can threaten several targets within the affected zone rather than concentrating their effects on a single point.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of several

Adjective

The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The aircraft have different sizes and operating capabilities, but investigators have not indicated whether those differences contributed to the collision.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of different

Adjective

Tellingly, most other states give local governments this ability.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
His church, the Church of the Resurrection, was at the forefront of efforts to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive to LGBTQ congregants, but many other churches supported the change.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of other

Noun

The finale also revealed that the shape-shifting mutant Mystique killed X-Factor leader Valerie Cooper and assumed her identity, and Mystique’s non-mutant son Graydon Creed is elected president of the United States.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Why would anyone want to do this in a game about an angry, unkillable mutant with claws sharp enough to cut through space-time?

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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