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Synonyms & Antonyms of variety
1
the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types
- the sheer variety of the city's ethnic restaurants was dazzling
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2
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
- every kitchen has a drawer crammed with a variety of things for which there just doesn't seem to be any other place
Synonyms for variety
- agglomerate,
- agglomeration,
- alphabet soup,
- assortment,
- botch,
- clutter,
- collage,
- crazy quilt,
- farrago,
- gallimaufry,
- grab bag,
- gumbo,
- hash,
- hodgepodge,
- hotchpotch,
- jambalaya,
- jumble,
- jungle,
- litter,
- macédoine,
- medley,
- mélange,
- menagerie,
- miscellanea,
- miscellany,
- mishmash,
- mixed bag,
- montage,
- motley,
- muddle,
- olio,
- olla podrida,
- omnium-gatherum,
- pastiche,
- patchwork,
- patchwork quilt,
- potpourri,
- ragbag,
- ragout,
- rummage,
- salad,
- salmagundi,
- scramble,
- shuffle,
- smorgasbord,
- stew,
- tumble,
- welter
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- admixture,
- alloy,
- amalgam,
- blend,
- combination,
- commixture,
- composite,
- compound,
- fusion,
- intermixture,
- mix-up
- bollix,
- chaos,
- confusion,
- disarrangement,
- disarray,
- disorder,
- dog's breakfast
- [chiefly British],
- mess,
- morass,
- shambles
3
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
- I prefer movies of the horror variety
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“Variety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variety. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of variety was in the 15th century
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