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ˈvɛər iva·ry

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. varyverb

    To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.

    Synonyms:
    alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, shift, substitute, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, veer

    Antonyms:
    abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stay

    Preposition:
    To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vary

    Synonyms:
    alter, dissimilate, change, modify, variegate, diversify, differ, deviate, disagree

    Antonyms:
    perpetuate, stabilitate, assimilate, stereotype, harmonize, conform

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. change, alter, varyverb

    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

    "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

    Synonyms:
    change, interchange, variegate, interpolate, alter, motley, modify, commute, shift, exchange, neuter, falsify, castrate, spay, depart, convert, switch, transfer, deviate, diverge, deepen

  2. deviate, vary, diverge, departverb

    be at variance with; be out of line with

    Synonyms:
    go, alter, quit, variegate, motley, sidetrack, divert, take leave, go away, start out, take off, change, part, start, set off, digress, depart, pull up stakes, straggle, set forth, leave, set out, deviate, diverge

  3. varyverb

    be subject to change in accordance with a variable

    "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"

    Synonyms:
    diverge, alter, change, depart, motley, variegate, deviate

  4. vary, variegate, motleyverb

    make something more diverse and varied

    "Vary the menu"

    Synonyms:
    change, alter, deviate, motley, diverge, parti-color, depart, variegate

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vary

    Synonyms:
    n. a. alter, change, modify, transform, transmute, metamorphose, make some change in

  2. vary

    Synonyms:
    diversify, variegate

  3. varyverb

    Synonyms:
    alter, change, be changeable

  4. varyverb

    Synonyms:
    differ, be unlike, be different

  5. varyverb

    Synonyms:
    deviate, depart, swerve

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. varyverb

    Synonyms:
    diversify, variegate, modify, deviate, depart, swerve, disagree, modify, alternate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "vary":

    differ, fluctuate, amend, modify, change, variable, alter, range

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How to use vary in a sentence?

  1. Zack Labe:

    In other words, while the globe may be warmer than average as a whole, some areas will still observe colder temperatures and even severe cold outbreaks, this regional variation is due to the influences of the oceans, mountains, deserts, ice sheets, and other geographic features that all affect our weather and climate. It's also from changes in weather patterns that are related to the position of the jet stream( storm track), which can vary from day-to-day or even month-to-month.

  2. James Renwick:

    The ocean surface doesn't vary that wildly, one degree( Celsius) is big. So, five degrees is huge.

  3. Sheila E. Murphy:

    This was how I learned Eternity all foes gone Just me here now And free to vary

  4. Jerry Brown:

    Today we require tax returns, but what would be next ? five years of health records ? A certified birth certificate ? High school report cards ? And will these requirements vary depending on which political party is in power ?

  5. Yehia Zaki:

    We could be looking into 250-300 square kilometres of area or double that size, so it can vary drastically.


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