various

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. diversified, multiform, diverse; different; many, several, manifold, numerous, sundry; changeable, unfixed. See difference, multitude.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. different, disparate, dissimilar, diverse, diversified, diversiform, variegated, varicolored, many-sided, several, manifold, numerous, unlike, many, sundry, divers, variable, changeable, inconstant, uncertain, of any kind, all manner of, of every description, distinct; see also multiple 1 .

Ant. alike*, undiversified, identical.

See Synonym Study at different .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. varied different, diverse, assorted, sundry, manifold, mixed, motley.

2. several many, countless, numerous, abundant.

ANT.: 1. same, similar

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, variegated. Biology: polymorphic, polymorphous. See SAME. 2. Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form: different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unlike, variant. See SAME. 3. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: divers, several, some, sundry. See BIG. 4. Having many aspects, uses, or abilities: all-around, all-round, many-sided, multifaceted, protean, versatile. See ABILITY, SAME. 5. Distinguished from others by nature or qualities: discrete, distinct, separate, several. See SAME. 6. Archaic. Capable of or liable to change: alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant. See CHANGE.