1. (verb)change, alter, vary become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence Synonyms: change, interchange, variegate, interpolate, alter, motley, modify, vary, commute, shift, exchange, neuter, falsify, castrate, spay, depart, convert, switch, transfer, deviate, diverge, deepen
2. (verb)deviate, vary, diverge, depart 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, vary, change, part, start, set off, digress, depart, pull up stakes, straggle, set forth, leave, set out, deviate, diverge
3. (verb)vary be subject to change in accordance with a variable Synonyms: diverge, alter, change, depart, motley, variegate, deviate
4. (verb)vary, variegate, motley make something more diverse and varied Synonyms: change, alter, deviate, vary, motley, diverge, parti-color, depart, variegate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'vary'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. vary 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 Synonyms: change, alter, exchange, shift, transmute, commute, metamorphose, substitute, turn, convert, modify, transfigure, vary, diversify, qualify, transform, veer Antonyms: abide, continue, hold, persist, retain, bide, endure, keep, remain, stay