Synonyms for vary
ˈvɛər iva·ry

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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.

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1. vary

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

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

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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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1. • Differ
   • Diversify

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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

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1. varyverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "vary":

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

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1. Robert Spengler:

   Our study implies that knowledge of cannabis smoking and specific high-chemical-producing varieties of the cannabis plant were among the cultural traditions that spread along these exchange routes, modern perspectives on cannabis vary tremendously cross-culturally, but it is clear that the plant has a long history of human use, medicinally, ritually, and recreationally, over countless millennia.

2. Michi Shinohara:

   Regulation of tattoo parlors and tattoo artists is left to the states, and the requirements for operating vary widely from very minimal (bloodborne pathogen training) to fairly complex (hundreds of hours of apprenticeship).

3. Charlie Munger:

   Architecture is a field where tastes vary, and everyone thinks he's an expert. And no two architects ever agree on anything.

4. Baltasar Gracian:

   It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

5. Alex Channer:

   In general, most countries have moderate to excellent legal framework. But where they vary is how effective they are at actually implementing those laws.