vary

The word “vary” has 2 syllables: va-ry

It's pronounced as /ˈvɛəri/


What is synonym and antonym for vary?

In the thesaurus, “vary” has 74 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for vary

  • alter
  • alternate
  • assort
  • be unlike
  • better
  • blow hot and cold
  • change
  • commute
  • contrast
  • convert
  • deform
  • depart
  • deteriorate
  • deviate
  • differ
  • digress
  • disagree
  • displace
  • dissent
  • divaricate
  • diverge
  • diversify
  • divide
  • exchange
  • extend
  • fluctuate
  • go
  • hem and haw
  • improve
  • inflect
  • interchange
  • make over
  • metamorphose
  • modify
  • morph
  • move
  • mutate
  • part
  • permutate
  • range
  • reach
  • recast
  • redo
  • refashion
  • regenerate
  • rejigger
  • remake
  • remodel
  • retool
  • revamp
  • revise
  • revolutionize
  • rework
  • run
  • seesaw
  • separate
  • shift
  • shilly-shally
  • snap
  • stretch
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • take turns
  • teeter
  • transfigure
  • transform
  • transmute
  • turn
  • turn around
  • vacillate
  • variegate
  • waver
  • worsen
  • yo-yo

Antonyms for vary

  • accord
  • agree
  • arrive
  • come
  • compare
  • concur
  • conform
  • consent
  • continue
  • correspond
  • disorganize
  • fix
  • freeze
  • hold
  • join
  • keep
  • maintain
  • match
  • plateau
  • remain
  • retain
  • set
  • stabilize
  • stay
  • wait

Meanings of vary

  • noun
    1. Alteration; change.
  • verb
    1. To change with time or a similar parameter.
    2. To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
    3. Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
    4. (of the members of a group) To display differences.
    5. To be or act different from the usual.
    6. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
    7. To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
    8. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.

Example Sentences

  • The prices of fruits vary depending on the season and availability.
  • His teaching methods vary according to the needs and abilities of his students.
  • The intensity of the workout can vary based on your fitness level and goals.
  • Their opinions on the matter vary widely, causing frequent debates.
  • Weather conditions vary greatly from one region to another, affecting travel plans.

On this page you'll find 99 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vary, such as: accord, agree, alter, alternate, arrive, assort, be unlike.

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velvety

  • bendable
  • bland
  • chiffon
  • comfortable
  • comfy
  • continuous
  • cottony
  • covered
  • cozy
  • creamed
  • creamy
  • cushiony
  • cushy
  • damp
  • delicate
  • doughy
  • downy
  • ductile
  • easeful
  • easy
  • effortless
  • elastic
  • equable
  • even
  • featherlike
  • feathery
  • fine
  • flabby
  • flat
  • fleecy
  • fleshy
  • flexible
  • flimsy
  • flocculent
  • flowing
  • fluent
  • fluffy
  • fluid
  • flush
  • formless
  • fresh
  • frictionless
  • furry
  • fuzzy
  • gelatinous
  • gentle
  • glassy
  • gloppy
  • glossy
  • gooey
  • gooky
  • goopy
  • greasy
  • gunky
  • hairless
  • horizontal
  • impressible
  • invariable
  • light
  • like silk
  • limp
  • luscious
  • lush
  • lustrous
  • luxurious
  • malleable
  • mild
  • milky
  • mirrorlike
  • moist
  • moldable
  • monotonous
  • moss-grown
  • mosslike
  • mushy
  • oily
  • overgrown
  • pappy
  • peaceful
  • pithy
  • placid
  • plain
  • planate
  • plane
  • plastic
  • pliable
  • plumate
  • plumose
  • plush
  • plushy
  • polished
  • pubescent
  • pulpy
  • quaggy
  • quiet
  • regular
  • rhythmic
  • rich
  • rippleless
  • rounded
  • satin
  • satiny
  • serene
  • shaven
  • shiny
  • silk
  • silken
  • silklike
  • silky
  • sleek
  • slick
  • smooth
  • snug
  • soft
  • soothing
  • spongy
  • squashy
  • stable
  • steady
  • still
  • supple
  • tender
  • thin
  • tranquil
  • ultrasoft
  • unbroken
  • undeviating
  • undisturbed
  • uneventful
  • uniform
  • uninterrupted
  • unruffled
  • untroubled
  • unvarying
  • unwrinkled
  • velour
  • velutinous
  • velveteen
  • velvetlike
  • woolly
  • yielding

take issue

  • altercate
  • animadvert
  • argue
  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • balk
  • bar
  • battle
  • beef
  • bellyache
  • bicker
  • bitch
  • blame
  • bleat
  • bombard
  • brawl
  • break with
  • bring action
  • bump heads
  • call in question
  • call into question
  • carp
  • caterwaul
  • cavil
  • censure
  • challenge
  • check
  • clash
  • collide
  • combat
  • complain
  • conflict
  • confront
  • contend
  • contest
  • contradict
  • contrast
  • controversialize
  • controvert
  • counter
  • counterattack
  • crab
  • criticize
  • croak
  • cross
  • dare
  • debate
  • decry
  • defy
  • demonstrate
  • demur
  • denounce
  • deny
  • deprecate
  • differ
  • disaccord
  • disagree
  • disapprove
  • discept
  • discord
  • disobey
  • disparage
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • divide
  • encounter
  • except
  • expose
  • expostulate
  • face
  • face down
  • fall out
  • feud
  • fight
  • find fault
  • fly in the face of
  • frown at
  • frown upon
  • fuss
  • gag
  • gainsay
  • go after each other
  • go at it
  • go for the jugular
  • gripe
  • grizzle
  • grouch
  • grouse
  • growl
  • grumble
  • grump
  • haggle
  • hassle
  • have words
  • hinder
  • hit a clinker
  • hit a sour note
  • holler
  • inveigh
  • jar
  • jump on
  • keen
  • kick
  • lay into
  • let have it
  • lock horns
  • logomachize
  • maunder
  • moan
  • murmur
  • mutter
  • nag
  • neutralize
  • nonconcur
  • not countenance
  • object
  • oppose
  • palter
  • pick at
  • prevent
  • protest
  • protest against
  • quarrel
  • quibble
  • rain
  • rebel
  • recriminate
  • remonstrate
  • repine
  • resist
  • reverse
  • rip
  • row
  • run counter to
  • scold
  • scrap
  • scream
  • search out
  • set to
  • shoot down
  • skirmish
  • sound off
  • spar
  • spat
  • speak against
  • squabble
  • squawk
  • squeal
  • stand up to
  • stick
  • sue
  • take a stand
  • take exception
  • take on
  • taunt
  • thwart
  • turn the tables
  • vary
  • wail
  • war
  • whimper
  • whine
  • whinge
  • withstand
  • wrangle
  • yammer
  • yaup
  • yawp
  • yowl
  • zap

same

  • Xerox
  • aforementioned
  • aforesaid
  • akin
  • alike
  • analogous
  • carbon
  • carbon-copy
  • changeless
  • clone
  • coequal
  • comparable
  • compatible
  • consistent
  • constant
  • coordinate
  • correspondent
  • corresponding
  • ditto
  • double
  • dupe
  • duplicate
  • equal
  • equivalent
  • even
  • identical
  • in the same manner
  • indistinguishable
  • interchangeable
  • invariable
  • like
  • likewise
  • look-alike
  • matching
  • much of a muchness
  • parallel
  • perpetual
  • related
  • same difference
  • selfsame
  • similar
  • similarly
  • such
  • suchlike
  • synonymous
  • tantamount
  • twin
  • unaltered
  • unchanged
  • unfailing
  • uniform
  • unvarying
  • very

occasional

  • aimless
  • aperiodic
  • arbitrary
  • broken
  • capricious
  • casual
  • catchy
  • changeable
  • changeful
  • changing
  • choppy
  • convulsive
  • desultory
  • disconnected
  • discontinuous
  • episodic
  • episodical
  • erratic
  • especial
  • exceptional
  • exclusive
  • few
  • few and far between
  • fickle
  • fitful
  • flickery
  • fluctuating
  • fluid
  • fragmentary
  • haphazard
  • hit-and-miss
  • hit-or-miss
  • incidental
  • inconstant
  • infrequent
  • intermittent
  • interrupted
  • irregular
  • isolated
  • mercurial
  • mutable
  • not habitual
  • odd
  • off and on
  • particular
  • random
  • rare
  • scarce
  • scattered
  • seldom
  • slapdash
  • spasmodic
  • spastic
  • special
  • specific
  • sporadic
  • spotty
  • stray
  • sudden
  • temperamental
  • uncertain
  • uncommon
  • unfrequent
  • unique
  • unpredictable
  • unsettled
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • unusual
  • variable
  • varying
  • violent
  • volatile
  • wavering

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

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