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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Noun

Its track-only GTR variant, though, is a little less well known. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 July 2026 The Crossover variant with the cargo rack and rear battery is priced at $4,349. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 Military analysts believe the new Y-9 variant has reached early combat capability, based on recent images. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 Apple usually reserves the base variant of its chip series for the standard iPhone models, while the Pro models get the corresponding Pro chip. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for variant

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Adjective

As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Joe Hendry also secured a non-title victory over Dominik Mysterio amidst various interferences.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of various

Adjective

As bystanders began to arrive at the crash site, Garcia tried to take several cars, prosecutors said.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
The petition says the property has been in violation of city code for over five years and the owner has received several citations for various issues including roof disrepair, unattended vegetation growth, trash and graffiti.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of several

Noun

Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
His diagnosis also means each of his children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the BRCA2 mutation.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of mutation

Adjective

That proposal calls for allowing a citizen in family court to ask for a different judge without having to provide a reason.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The sky-high payments could be caused by a lot of different things — buyers wanting big cars, low credit scores pushing monthly payments higher or high credit scores allowing for bigger loans.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of different

Noun

In this model, the deterministic layer executes those rules without deviation.

— Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
For all the culture-war debates about the liberties Nolan took in his casting, his most radical deviation from the text has to do with agency and who has it.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of deviation

Adjective

The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of other

Noun

Dodd remembers the lines he was asked to deliver were directed at the villainous mutant Sabretooth.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Reuniting with longtime collaborator Jake Schreier and writing alongside The Bear‘s Joanna Calo, Lee said the team is approaching the iconic mutants by putting their humanity ahead of spectacle.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 July 2026

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