variant

The word “variant” has 3 syllables: va-ri-ant

It's pronounced as /ˈvɛəriənt/


What is synonym and antonym for variant?

In the thesaurus, “variant” has 77 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for variant along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for variant

  • aberration
  • abnormality
  • abomination
  • alternate
  • alternative
  • anathema
  • anomaly
  • branch
  • curio
  • curiosity
  • derived
  • development
  • deviation
  • difference
  • different
  • differentiable
  • differing
  • discriminable
  • disparate
  • disparity
  • disproportionate
  • dissimilar
  • distant
  • distinct
  • distinctive
  • distinguishable
  • divergent
  • divers
  • diverse
  • error
  • exception
  • exceptional
  • exotic
  • freak
  • inconsistence
  • inconsistency
  • individual
  • irregularity
  • malformation
  • marvel
  • miscellaneous
  • miscreation
  • mistake
  • mixed
  • modification
  • modified
  • monster
  • monstrosity
  • mutant
  • mutation
  • nonidentical
  • objet
  • oddity
  • oddment
  • other
  • particular
  • peculiar
  • peculiarity
  • prodigy
  • rara avis
  • rare bird
  • rarity
  • result
  • several
  • single
  • singularity
  • spinoff
  • sundry
  • unalike
  • unequal
  • unlike
  • variation
  • varied
  • various
  • varying
  • version
  • wonder

Antonyms for variant

  • agreeing
  • akin
  • alike
  • analogous
  • base
  • comparable
  • equal
  • equivalent
  • homogeneous
  • homogenous
  • homological
  • homologous
  • identical
  • indistinguishable
  • kin
  • kindred
  • like
  • parallel
  • regularity
  • related
  • root
  • same
  • selfsame
  • similar
  • tantamount
  • uniform

Meanings of variant

  • noun
    1. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
    2. A different sequence of a gene (locus).
    3. A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
    4. One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
  • adjective
    1. Showing variety, diverse.
    2. Showing deviation or disagreement.
    3. Variable.
    4. Covariant and/or contravariant.

Example Sentences

  • The new variant of the virus is causing concern among health officials.
  • Researchers discovered a genetic variant that is associated with increased risk of certain diseases.
  • The geneticist discovered a new variant of the virus that seemed to spread more rapidly.
  • The variant spelling of the word confused the students during the spelling bee.
  • The software engineer proposed a variant algorithm to improve the efficiency of the program.

On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to variant, such as: aberration, abnormality, abomination, agreeing, akin, alike, alternate.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

unaccustomed

  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • alien
  • altered
  • atypical
  • bizarre
  • curious
  • different
  • eccentric
  • exceptional
  • exotic
  • extraordinary
  • far-out
  • foreign
  • fresh
  • funny
  • ignorant
  • imported
  • incompetent
  • inexperienced
  • innovative
  • irregular
  • kookie
  • kooky
  • new
  • newcome
  • newsworthy
  • nontraditional
  • not given to
  • not used to
  • notable
  • noteworthy
  • noticeable
  • novel
  • novice
  • odd
  • oddball
  • offbeat
  • original
  • out of the ordinary
  • out-of-the-way
  • outlandish
  • particular
  • pathbreaking
  • peculiar
  • pioneering
  • quaint
  • queer
  • rare
  • remarkable
  • singular
  • special
  • strange
  • surprising
  • too green
  • trailblazing
  • unacclimated
  • unacquainted
  • unadapted
  • unadjusted
  • uncommon
  • unconventional
  • uncustomary
  • unexpected
  • unfamiliar
  • unfamiliar with
  • unheard-of
  • uninformed
  • uninstructed
  • unique
  • unknown
  • unorthodox
  • unpracticed
  • unprecedented
  • unseasoned
  • unskilled
  • untaught
  • untrained
  • untried
  • unused
  • unused to
  • unusual
  • unversed in
  • unwonted
  • unworn
  • variant
  • way-out
  • weird

unalike

  • a far cry from
  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • adverse
  • all manner of
  • alternate
  • alternative
  • anomalous
  • antagonistic
  • antipodal
  • antipodean
  • antithetic
  • antithetical
  • apples and oranges
  • assorted
  • at odds
  • at variance
  • atypical
  • changeable
  • changed
  • changing
  • clashing
  • conflicting
  • contradictory
  • contradistinct
  • contradistinctive
  • contrapositive
  • contrary
  • contrasted
  • contrasting
  • contrastive
  • corresponding
  • counter
  • crosswise
  • deviating
  • diametric
  • diametrically opposed
  • different
  • differentiable
  • differing
  • disagreeing
  • discordant
  • discrepant
  • discrete
  • discriminable
  • disharmonious
  • disparate
  • disproportionate
  • dissimilar
  • dissonant
  • distant
  • distinct
  • distinctive
  • distinguishable
  • divergent
  • diverging
  • divers
  • diverse
  • diversified
  • diversiform
  • facing
  • factional
  • factious
  • far cry
  • far cry from
  • flip-side
  • fronting
  • heterogeneous
  • hostile
  • incommensurable
  • incommensurate
  • incomparable
  • incompatible
  • incongruous
  • inconsistent
  • inconsonant
  • independent
  • individual
  • inimical
  • inverse
  • irreconcilable
  • irregular
  • legion
  • like night and day
  • manifold
  • many
  • many-sided
  • miscellaneous
  • mismatched
  • mismated
  • mixed
  • mixed bag
  • motley
  • multifarious
  • multiform
  • multitudinal
  • multitudinous
  • nonidentical
  • not alike
  • not uniform
  • numerous
  • obverse
  • odd
  • off-key
  • offbeat
  • omnifarious
  • opposed
  • opposite
  • ornery
  • other
  • otherwise
  • paradoxical
  • particular
  • peculiar
  • polar
  • poles apart
  • populous
  • remaining
  • repugnant
  • retrograde
  • reverse
  • reversed
  • separate
  • several
  • single
  • sundry
  • unconnected
  • unequal
  • unequivalent
  • uneven
  • unlike
  • unmatched
  • unnatural
  • unrelated
  • unsimilar
  • untypical
  • variable
  • variant
  • varied
  • variegated
  • various
  • varying
  • violative
  • weird

unchanging

various

  • all manner of
  • assorted
  • banded
  • barred
  • bichrome
  • bicolor
  • bicolored
  • brave
  • bright
  • brilliant
  • brindle
  • brindled
  • changeable
  • changing
  • checkered
  • chromatic
  • colored
  • colorful
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • dichromatic
  • different
  • discrete
  • disparate
  • distinct
  • distinctive
  • diverse
  • diversified
  • dotted
  • flashy
  • flecked
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • gay
  • heterogeneous
  • individual
  • iridescent
  • kaleidoscopic
  • legion
  • loud
  • manifold
  • many
  • many-sided
  • marbled
  • motley
  • mottled
  • multicolored
  • multifarious
  • multihued
  • multitudinal
  • multitudinous
  • numerous
  • omnifarious
  • opalescent
  • parti-color
  • parti-colored
  • patterned
  • peculiar
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pinto
  • plaid
  • plaided
  • polychromatic
  • polychrome
  • populous
  • prismatic
  • rainbow
  • separate
  • several
  • showy
  • specked
  • speckled
  • splashy
  • spotted
  • streaked
  • striated
  • striped
  • sundry
  • trichromatic
  • tricolor
  • tricolored
  • two-tone
  • two-toned
  • unalike
  • unequal
  • unlike
  • variant
  • varicolored
  • varied
  • variegated
  • vibrant

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