VARIANT Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of variant

as in various

able to be distinguished in some way from others of the same kind variant strains of a disease variant points of view

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Ford has confirmed to The Autopian that a battery option will allow for 300 miles (483 km) from a full charge, which led Tracy to conclude that this model's base variant will likely have less range. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026 The smaller-scale variant of the world’s game is played on a hard court roughly nine times smaller than a regulation FIFA soccer field, with similarly small goals and a downsized ball. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 But a growing number these days are performed by HASTE, a suborbital variant of Electron that allows customers to test technologies in a hypersonic flight environment. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 According to the study, the variant is most common in populations in South and East Asia, with as many as 24 percent of people in some parts of South Asia carrying a Neanderthal version of the receptor. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for variant

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Adjective

Since then, various reports of Ukrainian troops skirmishing with North Korean counterparts have emerged.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The deaths, attorney Tom Ford said, are preventable, tragic accidents, but despite years of advocacy from various safety organizations, an average of 37 children still die of vehicular heatstroke every year.

— Andre Butso, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of various

Adjective

States however, have stepped in to regulate what banks do with that interest, with several states requiring that a portion of the interest generated from mortgage escrow accounts be returned to the homeowner paying into the account.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Investigators said the video shows a suspect wearing dark clothing riding a bicycle up to a vehicle before firing several shots.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of several

Noun

In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
And there have been issues with adapting seasonal vaccines when expected strains surprise us with unexpected mutations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of mutation

Adjective

Bert McCarty, a Clemson University professor of turfgrass science and management, said golfers like how top courses are so different — from incorporating the ocean in places near beaches to relying on inclines in the mountains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The tour, which began in 1999, showcases Slamdance titles to different audiences around the country, expanding their reach beyond the traditional film hubs of Los Angeles and New York.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of different

Noun

The movie itself disappoints him for its deviations from the Stephen King novel (including this detail may help preempt criticisms over this adaptation), but he’s also distracted by the presence of a strikingly handsome stranger (Homer Gere).

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Leaders need a baseline of normal behavior for each agent and the ability to detect deviation from that baseline.

— Steve Wilson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of deviation

Adjective

In a news release shared Tuesday, Verizon said that service interruptions affected people across Los Angeles County and other parts of the region after vandals cut multiple fiber cables.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Since Covid-19, average revenues among the ‘Big Six’ have increased by £189million, more than three times the increase at other Premier League clubs.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of other

Noun

The mutants' powerful beam-wielding team captain is among several characters being cast for the movie, with its Emma Frost also reportedly cast.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Rather than simply blocking mutant KRAS, a drug called Setidegrasib causes the cancer cell to destroy it.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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