Synonyms of varied

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adjective

ˈver-ēd 

1

as in eclectic

consisting of many things of different sorts

the museum's highly varied collection of works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eclectic
• diverse
• mixed
• assorted
• heterogeneous
• miscellaneous
• messy
• chaotic
• indiscriminate
• promiscuous
• patchwork
• various
• kitchen-sink
• multifarious
• combined
• littered
• divergent
• disparate
• raggle-taggle
• motley
• magpie
• manifold
• sundry
• blended
• multiple
• myriad
• jumbled
• incorporated
• intermingled
• muddled
• multiplex
• cluttered
• disordered
• mingled
• intermixed
• ragtag
• confused
• composite
• amalgamated
• fused
• piebald
• hybrid
• disarranged
• commingled
• merged
• disheveled
• conglomerate
• unclassified
• messed
• disarrayed
• unsorted
• commixed
• farraginous
• conglomerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• homogeneous
• same
• uniform
• identical
• like
• individual
• distinct
• distinctive
• monolithic
• separate
• alike

2

as in colorful

marked by a variety of usually vivid colors

an annual springtime event during which birders get to observe these migratory birds in their varied breeding plumage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colorful
• colored
• various
• vibrant
• rainbow
• variegated
• brilliant
• kaleidoscopic
• striped
• varicolored
• multicolored
• polychromatic
• prismatic
• motley
• chromatic
• multihued
• polychrome
• bright
• dotted
• iridescent
• loud
• brave
• spotted
• showy
• opalescent
• gaudy
• patterned
• checkered
• garish
• flashy
• marbled
• speckled
• plaid
• flecked
• dappled
• striated
• splashy
• mottled
• specked
• banded
• gay
• pied
• barred
• streaked
• plaided
• trichromatic
• dichromatic
• pinto
• brindled
• bicolored
• tricolor
• parti-color
• two-toned
• piebald
• two-tone
• bichrome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colorless
• solid
• achromatic
• faded
• monochromatic
• neutral
• bleached
• gray
• pale
• monotone
• dull
• faint
• pallid
• decolorized
• monochromic
• washed-out
• self-colored
• unbrilliant

varied

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verb

past tense of vary

1

as in differed

to be unlike; to not be the same

opinions by experts on the subject vary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• differed
• contrasted
• divided
• fluctuated
• deviated
• separated
• diverged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compared
• matched
• agreed
• accorded
• corresponded
• conformed

2

as in changed

to make different in some way

varied the method occasionally for the sake of experimentation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changed
• modified
• altered
• remodeled
• reworked
• transformed
• remade
• revised
• recast
• refashioned
• revamped
• made over
• metamorphosed
• deformed
• mutated
• exchanged
• revolutionized
• redid
• transmuted
• transfigured
• converted
• commuted
• regenerated
• retooled
• rejiggered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set
• fixed
• stabilized
• froze

3

as in ranged

to occur within a continuous range of variation

the appliance store is offering discounts that vary from 10 to 40 percent, depending upon the brand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranged
• went
• changed
• ran
• fluctuated
• shifted
• moved
• alternated
• reached
• extended
• stretched
• swept
• mutated

4

as in shifted

to pass from one form, state, or level to another

terrain that constantly varied as we traveled from the coast to the interior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changed
• shifted
• fluctuated
• mutated
• improved
• morphed
• snapped
• metamorphosed
• deteriorated
• transmuted
• bettered
• worsened
• turned around
• vacillated
• wavered
• seesawed
• teetered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilized
• plateaued

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of varied

Adjective

For a mill built around varied fabrics and relatively small runs, the company said the machine’s value lies increasingly in making difficult designs feasible, rather than simply making familiar ones faster. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

The size, velocity and angle of impact for the asteroid that might have struck Deimos varied in each simulation, as did the moon’s internal structure. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

Others varied the potatoes and went with diced frozen ones or crispy tots. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

The dozens of similar shows that have followed, many of them starring Kidman as well—she can also be found in The Undoing, Expats, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Perfect Couple—have varied in quality. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026