Synonyms of variant

variant 1 of 2

adjective

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

Related Words

• various
• several
• different
• other
• distinguishable
• distinctive
• varied
• mixed
• differentiable
• distinct
• diverse
• miscellaneous
• dissimilar
• sundry
• unlike
• alternative
• disparate
• alternate
• individual
• nonidentical
• single
• divers
• particular
• distant
• divergent
• discriminable
• unalike
• peculiar
• unequal
• disproportionate

Dissimilar Words

• equal
• equivalent
• related
• comparable
• analogous
• similar
• tantamount
• homologous
• same
• uniform
• akin
• homogeneous
• selfsame
• identical
• homogenous
• parallel
• like
• homological
• indistinguishable
• kindred
• kin
• alike

variant

2 of 2

noun

as in variation

Related Words

• variation
• mutation
• deviation
• mutant
• exception
• anomaly
• malformation
• abnormality
• rarity
• aberration
• irregularity
• miscreation
• abomination
• oddity
• monster
• mistake
• error
• inconsistency
• disparity
• difference
• anathema
• freak
• monstrosity
• exotic
• rare bird
• peculiarity
• prodigy
• marvel
• singularity
• inconsistence
• wonder
• rara avis
• curio
• curiosity
• objet d'art
• oddment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of variant

Noun

Banana Pudding Krazy had multiple flavors of banana pudding for sale, from an original Nilla cookie variant to red velvet and peanut butter-Oreo options. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Alpha-Zero, as the system was called, surpassed human experts at chess, the Japanese chess variant Shogi, and the ancient strategy board game called Go. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

My son was diagnosed with a spontaneous variant resulting in Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, and my daughter ultimately received an accurate genetic diagnosis of Phelan-McDermid syndrome after years of unanswered questions. — Brad Quick, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

But a growing number these days are performed by HASTE, a suborbital variant of Electron that allows customers to test technologies in a hypersonic flight environment. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026