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variation - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: variation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: difference; alternative
Synonyms: aberration, abnormality, adaptation, alteration, bend, break, change, contrast, curve, departure, deviation, digression, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, fluctuation, inequality, innovation, modification, mutation, novelty, shift, swerve, turn, variety, contradistinction, deflection, departure from the norm, displacement, dissimilitude, diversification, unconformity
Antonyms: agreement, root, similarity, source
Concept Thesaurus
Synonyms:
-nouns
variation; alteration. (change) [more]; modification, moods and tenses; discrepance, discrepancy; divergency [more]; deviation [more]; aberration; innovation.
-verbs
vary (change) [more]; deviate [more]; diverge [more]; alternate, swerve.
-adjectives
varied; modified; diversified. [more].
Main Entry: alteration
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change
Synonyms: about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amendment, conversion, correction, difference, exchange, fixing, flip-flop*, metamorphosis, modification, mutation, reformation, remodeling, revision, shift, switch, transformation, transmutation, turn, variance, variation, diversification, mid-course correction, reshaping, switch-over
Main Entry: contrast
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: difference
Synonyms: adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, converse, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, incompatibility, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, opposition, reverse, variance, variation, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, differentiation, dissimilitude, heterogeneity, incongruousness, oppositeness, unlikeness
Notes: compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences
Antonyms: agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity, homogeneousness
Main Entry: deviation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change, departure
Synonyms: aberration, alteration, anomaly, breach, crotch, detour, difference, digression, discrepancy, disparity, divergence, diversion, fluctuation, fork, inconsistency, irregularity, modification, shift, transgression, variance, variation, deflection, hereticism, turning
Antonyms: conformity, sameness, uniformity, straightforwardness
Main Entry: digression
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: deviation; straying
Synonyms: aside, departure, detour, difference, divergence, diversion, episode, excursion, footnote, incident, note, rambling, variation, wandering, apostrophe, deflection, discursion, divagation, drifting, excursus, obiter dictum, parenthesis
Antonyms: directness, straightness
Main Entry: discrepancy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: conflict, disagreement
Synonyms: difference, disparity, dissimilarity, dissonance, distinction, divergence, error, incongruity, inconsistency, split, variance, variation, alterity, contrariety, discordance, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divergency, far cry, miscalculation, otherness, unlikeness
Antonyms: agreement, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity, concordance
Main Entry: disparity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: difference
Synonyms: discrepancy, disproportion, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, gap, imbalance, incongruity, inequality, variation, alterity, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divergency, diverseness, imparity, otherness, unevenness, unlikeness
Antonyms: equality, likeness, sameness, similarity, alikeness
Main Entry: dissimilarity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: unlikeness
Synonyms: contrast, difference, discord, discrepancy, disparity, distance, distinction, divergence, diversity, incongruity, inconsistency, offset, separation, variance, variation, alterity, discordance, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divarication, divergency, heterogeneity, incomparability, inconsonance, nonuniformity, otherness, severance, unrelatedness
Antonyms: compatibility, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity, relatedness
Main Entry: gradation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: classification, step
Synonyms: arrangement, change, degree, difference, distinction, divergence, grade, level, mark, measurement, modification, notch, nuance, place, point, position, progression, rank, scale, sequence, series, shade, stage, succession, variation, calibration, grouping, ordering, sorting
Main Entry: inequality
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: prejudice; lack of balance
Synonyms: asperity, bias, contrast, difference, discrimination, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, diversity, injustice, irregularity, roughness, variation, dissimilitude, imparity, incommensurateness, one-sidedness, partisanship, preferentiality, unequivalence, unevenness, unfairness, unjustness
Antonyms: balance, equality, evenness, similarity
Main Entry: inflection
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: accent, intonation
Synonyms: articulation, change, emphasis, modulation, pitch, pronunciation, sound, timbre, tone, variation, enunciation, tonality, tone of voice
Antonyms: monotone
Main Entry: innovation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change, novelty
Synonyms: addition, alteration, contraption, cutting edge*, departure, deviation, introduction, last word*, latest thing*, leading edge*, modification, mutation, newness, notion, permutation, shift, variation, vicissitude, wrinkle*, modernism, modernization
Antonyms: custom, habit, old, old hat, rut, tradition
Main Entry: interchange
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: switch, exchange
Synonyms: alternation, barter, change, give-and-take*, intersection, junction, mesh, shift, trade, variation, varying, altering, crossfire, networking, reciprocation, transposition
Main Entry: move
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: progress, deed
Synonyms: act, action, alteration, change, maneuver, measure, modification, motion, movement, ploy, procedure, proceeding, shift, step, stir, stirring, stratagem, stroke, turn, variation
Antonyms: idleness, inaction, stagnation, inactivity, regression
Main Entry: mutation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: metamorphosis
Synonyms: alteration, anomaly, change, deviant, deviation, evolution, innovation, modification, mutant, novelty, permutation, transformation, variation, vicissitude, transfiguration
Antonyms: inaction, stagnation
Main Entry: transfer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change of possession
Synonyms: alteration, assignment, deportation, move, removal, shift, substitution, translation, transmission, variation, conduction, convection, displacement, relegation, relocation, transference, transmittal, transposition
Antonyms: hold, keeping
Main Entry: variance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: difference
Synonyms: about-face*, argument, change, conflict, contention, deviation, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discrepancy, dissension, dissent, dissidence, divergence, diversity, division, flip-flop*, fluctuation, incongruity, inconsistency, mutation, separation, strife, switch, variation, variety, different strokes, disaccord, disunity, mid-course correction, severing, sundering, transmogrification, unharmoniousness
Antonyms: agreement
Main Entry: variant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: derived form
Synonyms: alternative, branch, development, exception, irregularity, modification, result, variation, version, spinoff
Antonyms: base, root
Main Entry: vicissitude
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: change
Synonyms: about-face*, alteration, alternation, diversity, flip-flop*, fluctuation, innovation, mutation, novelty, permutation, progression, reversal, revolution, shift, sport, switch, uncertainty, ups and downs*, variation, variety, mid-course correction, mutability, switchover, transposition, turnaround
Antonyms: stability, stagnation
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