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
• mixed
• diverse
• 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
• cluttered
• multiplex
• confused
• muddled
• disordered
• mingled
• intermixed
• ragtag
• composite
• amalgamated
• fused
• piebald
• hybrid
• disarranged
• commingled
• merged
• disheveled
• conglomerate
• messed
• unclassified
• 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

The crowd is varied, from art students coming to take notes or make sketches of certain works to little kids visiting for a field trip to seniors being taken to favorite pieces by wheelchair. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Authorities said their medical conditions varied and alleged that they had been kept in about a 12-foot-by-12-foot room for several years. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Verb

Estimates from researchers have varied from as high as 39,000 annually to as low as 2,000. — James Powel, USA Today, 5 July 2026

The automaker this week added to its 2026 recall total by recalling 741,195 SUVs and F-150 pickup trucks that varied in age from the 2018 to 2021 model years. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 July 2026