Synonyms of varied

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adjective

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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

Given its expanse and varied climates, Brazil faces the broadest exposure. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Some leaders in the field don’t believe it The level of worry varied based on coverage, with rural voters enrolled in employer plans or Medicare less likely to be worried. — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

The memory of standing somewhere extraordinary and realizing, for a moment, just how vast and varied our planet is. — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

The palette varied slightly between the earlier period and the later years. — Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026