Synonyms of variations

variations

noun

plural of variation

1

as in interpretations

a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)

the movie begins with a somewhat irreverent variation on the Nativity story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interpretations
• takes
• versions
• riffs
• adaptations
• translations

2

as in changes

the act, process, or result of making different

the latest in a long line of variations in her hair color

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changes
• differences
• alterations
• modifications
• shifts
• revisions
• adjustments
• fluctuations
• mutations
• transformations
• amendments
• reviews
• distortions
• oscillations
• revises
• reforms
• deformations
• corrections
• conversions
• substitutions
• modulations
• displacements
• replacements
• rectifications
• metamorphoses
• transfigurations
• tweaks
• regulations
• redesigns
• redos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixations
• stabilizations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of variations

Now, Detroit style, or at least adjacent variations, has been popping up in new locations. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Meteorological seasons were created because of those variations in length. — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026

Malware samples can include different versions and variations of existing threats. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

There are different variations that include private or group tours of all or some of the houses, and your guide will usher you straight to the entrance of each house. — Tarah Chieffi, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Instead, voters wrote in candidates’ names, resulting in numerous variations in the official results. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

While companies like to boast about the proprietary ceramic nonstick formulas, almost all variations of the material are manufactured using the same sol-gel process. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

The show will be arranged in spatial layouts, with prototypes and drawings realized in variations of a translucent, veil-like mesh, which Throup has long used as a metaphor for identity and concealment. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Four of the 10 ideas on the list are variations on a connection from the eastern side of the Capistrano neighborhood to state Route 76. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026