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Synonyms for variation
ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃənvari·a·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
variationnoun
A change is a passing from one state or form to another, any act or process by which a thing becomes unlike what it was before, or the unlikeness so produced; we say a change was taking place, or the change that had taken place was manifest. Mutation is a more formal word for change, often suggesting repeated or continual change; as, the mutations of fortune. Novelty is a change to what is new, or the newness of that to which a change is made; as, he was perpetually desirous of novelty. Revolution is specifically and most commonly a change of government. Variation is a partial change in form, qualities, etc., but especially in position or action; as, the variation of the magnetic needle or of the pulse. Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable. Vicissitude is sharp, sudden, or violent change, always thought of as surprising and often as disturbing or distressing; as, the vicissitudes of politics. Transition is change by passing from one place or state to another, especially in a natural, regular, or orderly way; as, the transition from spring to summer, or from youth to manhood. An innovation is a change that breaks in upon an established order or custom; as, an innovation in religion or politics. For the distinctions between the other words compare the synonyms for CHANGE, v. In the religious sense regeneration is the vital renewing of the soul by the power of the divine Spirit; conversion is the conscious and manifest change from evil to good, or from a lower to a higher spiritual state; as, in Luke xxii, 32, "when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." In popular use conversion is the most common word to express the idea of regeneration.
Synonyms:
alteration, change, change, conversion, diversity, innovation, mutation, novelty, regeneration, renewal, renewing, revolution, transformation, transition, transmutation, variety, vicissitudeAntonyms:
constancy, continuance, firmness, fixedness, fixity, identity, invariability, permanence, persistence, steadiness, unchangeableness, uniformityPreposition:
We have made a change for the better; the change from winter to spring; the change of a liquid to or into a gas; a change in quality; a change by absorption or oxidation.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
variation
Synonyms:
deviation, alteration, mutation, diversity, departure, change, abnormity, exception, discrepancyAntonyms:
continuance, fixity, indivergency, exemplification, law, rule, uniformity, harmony, agreement
Princeton's WordNet
variation, fluctuationnoun
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Synonyms:
edition, variance, wavering, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seulvariation, variancenoun
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
Synonyms:
edition, fluctuation, division, divergence, magnetic variation, disagreement, mutant, variant, variability, mutation, variance, version, magnetic declination, variableness, discrepancy, sport, pas seulvariationnoun
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
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edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seulversion, variant, variation, editionnoun
something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
Synonyms:
random variable, form, fluctuation, strain, variate, interpretation, version, sport, interlingual rendition, stochastic variable, adaptation, var., mutant, variant, mutation, variance, chance variable, magnetic declination, magnetic variation, rendering, reading, translation, discrepancy, edition, pas seulvariationnoun
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
"he patented a variation on the sandal"
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edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seulmagnetic declination, magnetic variation, variationnoun
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
Synonyms:
edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, magnetic declination, pas seulvariationnoun
the process of varying or being varied
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edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seulvariationnoun
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
Synonyms:
edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seulmutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
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sportsman, fun, fluctuation, sportswoman, mutant, play, genetic mutation, summercater, magnetic variation, athletics, sport, variant, mutation, version, magnetic declination, chromosomal mutation, variance, edition, pas seulpas seul, variationnoun
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
Synonyms:
edition, variance, sport, pas seul, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, magnetic variation, versionvariationnoun
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
"who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
Synonyms:
edition, variance, sport, magnetic variation, magnetic declination, mutant, mutation, fluctuation, variant, version, pas seul
Dictionary of English Synonymes
variationnoun
Synonyms:
alteration, mutation, change, mortificationvariationnoun
Synonyms:
deviation, departure, difference, diversity, discrepance, discrepancy, VARIANCE
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
variationnoun
Synonyms:
mutation, change, deviation, diversity, discrepancy, diversification
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "variation":
variations, variance, variability, change, variant, changes, difference, gap, fluctuation, modification
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#292 | version | |
#347 | change | |
#368 | form | |
#516 | play | |
#593 | changes | |
#719 | edition | |
#731 | fun | |
#839 | reading | |
#1147 | division | |
#1291 | sport | |
#1657 | variety | |
#1845 | difference | |
#2616 | translation | |
#2934 | conversion | |
#3677 | transition | |
#3771 | revolution | |
#3812 | diversity | |
#3936 | innovation | |
#3974 | exception | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4325 | interpretation | |
#5237 | athletics | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5413 | modification | |
#5603 | transformation | |
#5722 | variation | |
#6111 | renewal | |
#6508 | variations | |
#6612 | strain | |
#9091 | deviation | |
#9225 | variance | |
#9309 | rendering | |
#9670 | adaptation | |
#9736 | novelty | |
#10860 | variant | |
#10944 | mutant | |
#11521 | mutation | |
#11689 | variability | |
#12346 | regeneration | |
#14250 | alteration | |
#18900 | disagreement | |
#21656 | discrepancy | |
#22045 | sportsman | |
#23258 | divergence | |
#26230 | renewing | |
#30864 | fluctuation | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#69728 | transmutation | |
#100830 | variate | |
#220438 | sportswoman | |
#320325 | vicissitude |
How to use variation in a sentence?
For advocates of helicopter money, it's not impossible to regard that as one variation of helicopter money.
There isn’t a one-size fits all structure for managers and their investors, it requires complex structuring to make these structures work for different clients. I think everyone will have a slightly different variation on the same theme.
Nothing projects intelligence quite like confidence. When you believe in yourself, it shows, and research shows that believing in yourself improves your performance on cognitive tasks. Self-doubt, on the other hand, impairs your performance. What’s worse is that other people pick up on this doubt, which makes you appear less intelligent to them. If you want people to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself. If you’re really smart, you should n’t have to use big words to broadcast it. True intelligence speaks for itself, so you don’t have to show off your impressive vocabulary. In addition, you always run the chance of being wrong. Using a big word incorrectly makes you look, well, not so smart. So, if you want to appear more intelligent, stop studying the dictionary and just focus on communicating effectively. Related : 8 Great Tricks for Reading People's Body Language Communication expert Leonard Mlodinow makes the case that even if two people say exactly the same thing, the one who says it most expressively will be perceived as being smarter. If two speakers utter exactly the same words, but one speaks a little faster and louder and with fewer pauses and greater variation in volume, that speaker will be judged to be more energetic, knowledgeable, and intelligent.
We think it generates variation. Having a lot of chromosomes enables dinosaurs to shuffle their genes around much more than other types of animals. This shuffling means that dinosaurs can evolve more quickly and so help them survive so long as the planet changed.
Were going to see an uptick of suicide and addiction, and we better be ready for it, youre going to see a variation in how sophisticated the response is, and in this situation, leadership matters.
Translations for variation
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- تغييرArabic
- variacióCatalan, Valencian
- variaceCzech
- Veränderung, Variation, VarianteGerman
- variaĵoEsperanto
- variaciónSpanish
- eranto, vaihtelu, muuntelu, muunnosFinnish
- variante, déclinaison, variationFrench
- athruithe, éagsúlachtIrish
- caochladh, mùthadh, atharrachadhScottish Gaelic
- variaciónGalician
- variazioneItalian
- 変動, 変奏曲, バリエーション, 変化Japanese
- 변종, 變化, 변화Korean
- variatioLatin
- variasjonNorwegian
- variasjonNorwegian Nynorsk
- zmienność, wariacjaPolish
- variante, variaçãoPortuguese
- variere, variațieRomanian
- вариа́нт, измене́ние, разнови́дность, варьи́рование, вариа́цияRussian
- avvikelse, variation, variantSwedish
- çeşitlemeTurkish
- biến thểVietnamese
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