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diversity, disparity, variation, contrast: The flora and fauna
of Australia display great variety. 3 sort, brand, make, mark,
kind, class, category, breed, type, order, genre, species,
genus, classification, strain: Which variety of washing powder
do you prefer? Rex cultivated only the rarest varieties of
orchid.
various adj. 1 different, a number of, a variety of, diversified,
diverse, several, many, numerous, sundry, heterogeneous,
miscellaneous, Literary divers: We are considering various
offers for the painting. Catherine held various executive
positions in the company. 2 different, distinct, individual:
There are various ways of looking at the problem.
vary v. 1 change, alter, diversify, transform, reshape, remodel,
restyle, modify, reorganize: We vary the programme each month
to make it more interesting. 2 change, switch, alternate,
fluctuate, vacillate: The manager's attitude varies from
helpful to downright rude. 3 depart, deviate, differ, diverge,
shift, veer: These results do not vary from the average by more
than five per cent.
vast adj. infinite, unlimited, boundless, limitless, unbounded,
interminable, endless, never-ending, inexhaustible,
indeterminate, immeasurable, incalculable, measureless; immense,
enormous, huge, tremendous, great, prodigious, stupendous,
gigantic, massive, voluminous, capacious, colossal, monumental,
mammoth, jumbo, elephantine, behemoth, Cyclopean,
Brobdingnagian, titanic, Literary vasty, Colloq ginormous,
humongous: It is difficult to comprehend the vast distances of
space. There is a vast difference between the climates of
California and the Midwest.
vastly adv. immensely, greatly, hugely, enormously, considerably,
substantially, (almost) entirely, infinitely, exceedingly,
extremely, very much, Colloq worlds: Their new house was vastly
different from the way I had pictured it. Katy looks vastly
better since she lost two stone.
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