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| Main Entry: | vary |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change |
| Synonyms: | alter, alternate, assort, blow hot and cold*, convert, depart, deviate, differ, digress, disagree, displace, dissent, diverge, diversify, divide, fluctuate, hem and haw*, interchange, modify, mutate, part, range, separate, shilly-shally*, swerve, transform, turn, be unlike, divaricate, inflect, permutate, take turns, variegate, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take turns, change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | alter, blow hot and cold*, change, exchange, fluctuate, follow, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally*, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn, yo-yo |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
| Antonyms: | continue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at odds |
| Synonyms: | brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, differ, disagree, discord, disturb, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle, vary, bump heads with, cross swords with, disaccord, disharmonize, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with |
| Antonyms: | agree, harmonize, be calm |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, differ |
| Synonyms: | balance, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, mismatch, oppose, separate, stand out, vary, weigh, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, hold a candle to, match up, set in opposition, set off, stack up against |
| Antonyms: | accord, agree, coincide, concur, conform, be alike, be equal, be similar |
| Main Entry: | deviate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stray from normal path |
| Synonyms: | avert, bend, contrast, deflect, depart, differ, digress, divagate, diverge, drift, err, part, shy, swerve, turn, vary, veer, wander, aberrate, angle off, bear off, bend the rules, break pattern, circumlocate, depart from, edge off, get around, go amiss, go haywire, go off on tangent, go out of control, go out of way, leave beaten path, not conform, swim against stream, take a turn, turn aside |
| Antonyms: | go straight, keep, stay |
| Main Entry: | dissent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | argue, balk, break with, buck, contradict, decline, demur, differ, discord, divide, object, oppose, protest, refuse, shy, vary, wrangle, disaccord, fly in the face of, pettifog, put up a fight, put up an argument, say no way, say not a chance, say nothing doing, stickle |
| Antonyms: | agree, approve, assent, authorize, concur, consent, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| Main Entry: | diversify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spread out; branch out |
| Synonyms: | alter, assort, change, expand, mix, modify, transform, vary, variegate |
| Antonyms: | conform, stay same, unvary |
| Main Entry: | fluctuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vacillate, change |
| Synonyms: | alter, alternate, blow hot and cold*, flutter, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, seesaw*, shift, swing, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wave, waver, be undecided, ebb and flow, go up and down, rise and fall, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | hold, persist, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | metamorphose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | convert, transform |
| Synonyms: | age, alter, change, commute, develop, diverge, mature, mutate, remodel, ripen, translate, vary, be reborn, remake, reshape, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute, transubstantiate |
| Antonyms: | stagnate |
| Main Entry: | modulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, harmonize |
| Synonyms: | attune, balance, fine-tune, regulate, restrain, revamp, switch, temper, tone, tune, tweak, vary, inflect, transmogrify |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | oscillate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | dangle, flicker, fluctuate, lurch, palpitate, pitch, pivot, reel, ripple, rock, roll, seesaw, stagger, sway, swing, switch, swivel, teeter, thrash, toss, totter, undulate, vacillate, vary, vibrate, waddle, wag, waggle, waltz, wave, waver, whirl, wiggle, wobble, be unsteady, fishtail, librate, pendulate, teeter-totter |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | quarrel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | argue, battle, bicker, brawl, break with, bump, carp, caterwaul, cavil, charge, clash, collide, complain, contend, contest, cross swords*, differ, disapprove, dispute, dissent, divide, embroil, fall out*, feud, fight, hassle, lock horns*, row, scrap, spar, spat, squabble, strive, struggle, take on, tangle, vary, war, wrangle, altercate, be at loggerheads, find fault, get tough with, have it out, have words, mix it up, object to, set to, take exception |
| Antonyms: | agree, make peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | switch, fluctuate |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, alter, blow hot and cold*, budge, change, cook*, deviate, dislocate, displace, disturb, do up*, drift, exchange, fault, flip-flop*, hem and haw*, move, rearrange, remove, replace, ship, shuffle, slip, stir, substitute, swerve, tack, transfer, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, waffle, bottom out, change gears, dial back, move around, move over, recalibrate, relocate, reposition, swap places, switch over, transmogrify, turn around, turn the corner, turn the tables, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | deactivate, remain, stagnate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth; be suspended |
| Synonyms: | avert, away, curve, dangle, deflect, divert, flap, fluctuate, hang, lurch, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pivot, reel, revolve, rock, roll, rotate, sheer, suspend, sway, swerve, swivel, turn, twirl, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wag, waggle, wave, wheel, whirl, wiggle, wobble, be pendent, pendulate, shunt, turn about, turn on an axis, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | waver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shift back and forth; be indecisive |
| Synonyms: | blow hot and cold*, change, deliberate, dilly-dally*, dither, falter, flicker, fluctuate, halt, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, palter, pause, quiver, reel, seesaw*, shake, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, tremble, trim, undulate, vacillate, vary, waffle, wave, weave, wobble, be irresolute, be unable to decide, pussyfoot around, run hot and cold, whiffle, yo-yo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, amend, change, convert, cook, develop, diversify, doctor, metamorphose, modify, mutate, reconstruct, reform, remodel, renovate, revamp, revise, shift, transform, turn, vary, correct mid-course, dial back, fine tune, make different, phony up, recalibrate, recast, refashion, reshape, transmute |
| Antonyms: | continue, fix, keep, maintain, preserve, remain, retain, sustain, let stand |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become different |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve, fluctuate, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate, naturalize, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remodel, renovate, reorganize, replace, resolve, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, temper, transform, translate, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp, make innovations, make over, recondition, remake, restyle, tamper with, transfigure, transmute |
| Antonyms: | continue, hold, keep, persist, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | differ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dissimilar, distinct |
| Synonyms: | alter, contradict, contrast, digress, disagree, diverge, diversify, modify, qualify, reverse, turn, vary, be distinguished from, be off the beaten path, be unlike, bear no resemblance, clash with, conflict with, depart from, deviate from, divaricate from, jar with, lack resemblance, not conform, not look like, run counter to, show contrast, sing a different tune, stand apart, take exception |
| Antonyms: | agree, conform, be same |
| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be different |
| Synonyms: | clash, conflict, contradict, counter, depart, deviate, differ, discord, dissent, diverge, vary, war, be discordant, be dissimilar, disharmonize, run counter to |
| Antonyms: | agree, coincide, harmonize |
| Main Entry: | modify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alter, change |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, become, convert, correct, doctor, mutate, redo, reform, remodel, reorganize, repair, revise, rework, transform, turn, tweak*, vary, customize, recast, refashion, reshape, shift gears, switch over, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute, turn one around, turn over new leaf, turn the corner, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | stagnate, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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