Synonyms for Variation
ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃənvari·a·tion

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1. variationnoun

   A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.

   Synonyms:
   alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, innovation, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, renewing, revolution, transformation, transition, transmutation, variety, vicissitude

   Antonyms:
   constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformity

   Preposition:
   We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.

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1. variation

   Synonyms:
   deviation, alteration, mutation, diversity, departure, change, abnormity, exception, discrepancy

   Antonyms:
   continuance, fixity, indivergency, exemplification, law, rule, uniformity, harmony, agreement

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1. variation, fluctuationnoun

   an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, wavering, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, variation, version, pas seul

2. variation, variancenoun

   an activity that varies from a norm or standard

   "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

   Synonyms:
   edition, variation, fluctuation, division, divergence, magnetic variation, disagreement, mutant, variant, variability, mutation, variance, version, magnetic declination, variableness, discrepancy, sport, pas seul

3. variationnoun

   a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul

4. version, variant, variation, editionnoun

   something a little different from others of the same type

   "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

   Synonyms:
   random variable, form, fluctuation, strain, variate, interpretation, version, sport, interlingual rendition, stochastic variable, adaptation, var., variation, mutant, variant, mutation, variance, chance variable, magnetic declination, magnetic variation, rendering, reading, translation, discrepancy, edition, pas seul

5. variationnoun

   an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

   "he patented a variation on the sandal"

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul

6. magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variationnoun

   the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, variation, version, magnetic declination, pas seul

7. variationnoun

   the process of varying or being varied

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul

8. variationnoun

   (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

   Synonyms:
   edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul

9. mutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun

   (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

   Synonyms:
   sportsman, fun, fluctuation, sportswoman, mutant, play, genetic mutation, summercater, magnetic variation, athletics, variation, sport, variant, mutation, version, magnetic declination, chromosomal mutation, variance, edition, pas seul

10. pas seul, variationnoun

    (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

    Synonyms:
    edition, variance, sport, pas seul, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, variation, magnetic variation, version

11. variationnoun

    the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

    "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

    Synonyms:
    edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul

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1. • Activity
   • Astronomy
   • Ballet
   • Change
   • Dancing
   • Perturbation
   • Process
   • Theme
   • Thing

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1. variationnoun

   Synonyms:
   alteration, mutation, change, mortification

2. variationnoun

   Synonyms:
   deviation, departure, difference, diversity, discrepance, discrepancy, VARIANCE

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1. variationnoun

   Synonyms:
   mutation, change, deviation, diversity, discrepancy, diversification

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1. List of paraphrases for "variation":

   variations, variance, variability, change, variant, changes, difference, gap, fluctuation, modification

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1. Ian Fenty:

   It's very rare anywhere on the planet to see 700 meters of no temperature variation, normally we find colder waters in the upper hundred meters or so, but right in front of the glacier it's warm all the way up, these warm waters now are able to be in direct contact with the ice over its entire face, supercharging the melting.

2. Michele Olson:

   This is why athletes stay in shape year-round. They have a program scheduled and planned over an entire year with variation, rest days, more-intense and less-intense workout periods.

3. Sam Hook:

   What we wanted to do was see how lakes were changing over the entire globe and look at what variations there were in the warming rates across the globe but also how much variation there was between lakes that were close together.

4. President Obama:

   Time and again this election, Jeb Bush has been outshone by more charismatic candidates. On Monday, there was a slight variation on the story. Once again, Jeb was outdone by a much more talented politician, but this time, it was a backer and not a rival: Jeb’s big brother George W. Bush. It was the former president’s first appearance on the campaign trail this cycle, and it came just a few days before the South Carolina Republican primary, which is shaping up to be a make-or-break moment for Jeb. President Bush, along with his wife Laura and Senator Lindsey Graham, helped pack 3,000 people in for a rally in North Charleston. It’s proof that his popularity endures in South Carolina, but it’s too early to tell whether that popularity will prove transferrable.

5. Mike Chase:

   Hunting occurs in the dry season and targets large bulls, while elephant crop raiding coincides with the rainy season and the perpetrators tend to be young bulls or family herds, the variation in the timing, space use, age and sex of problem elephants suggest hunting will have a limited effect on solving human-elephant conflict.