Synonyms for variety
vəˈraɪ ɪ ti

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1. diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety(noun)

   noticeable heterogeneity

   "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

2. variety, change(noun)

   a difference that is usually pleasant

   "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"

   Synonyms:
   balmily, nuttily, wackily, dottily, daftly

3. kind, sort, form, variety(noun)

   a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

   "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, head, stiletto heel, pinna, ear, auricle, spindle, spike heel, spike

4. variety show, variety(noun)

   a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

5. variety(noun)

   (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics

   "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"

   Synonyms:
   genus Gomphrena

6. assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley(noun)

   a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

   "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

   Synonyms:
   gerenuk

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1. variety(n)

   A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.

   Synonyms:
   alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, innovation, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, renewing, revolution, transformation, transition, transmutation, variation, vicissitude

   Antonyms:
   constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformity

   Preposition:
   We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

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1. variety

   Synonyms:
   difference, diversity, medley, miscellany, multiplicity, multiformity, abnormity

   Antonyms:
   uniformity, species, type, specimen

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1. variety(n.)

   Synonyms:
   diversity, difference

2. variety(n.)

   Synonyms:
   multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness

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1. variety(n)

   Synonyms:
   diversity, diversification, multiplicity, variousness, assortment, collection, kind, class, species

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1. List of paraphrases for "variety":

   range, diversity, varieties, various, array, miscellaneous, series, multitude, diverse, spectrum, different, varietal, number, crowd, multiplicity, assortment, multiple

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1. Peter Cook:

   Our policy is not to identify wounded service members for a variety of reasons, including operational security, including privacy reasons, also, we do not want to provide additional information to the enemy that might enhance their own assessment on the battlefield situation.

2. Bob Ekstrom, Pitt, MN:

   Tongue - a variety of meat, rarely served because it clearly crosses the line between a cut of beef and a piece of dead cow.

3. Joyce Marter:

   There's a variety of responses.

4. Jenna Stangland:

   Fermenting just means allowing microbes to work on the food to grow in it. ... Microbes make amino acids that we need; they make a variety of fatty acids; they also make a lot of vitamins, so, when you have a fermented soy product, you're getting more of those nutrients in massive quantities than the non-fermented product.

5. Steven Taylor:

   He’s very outspoken in a variety of ways, he’s a little more reflective of those more populist candidates we’ve seen of late, including the president.

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