to vary

Examples

• All

• The shelves can vary in height to accommodate the larger volumes our client had been stacking on the floor.

  The Brutalist (2024)

• Well, it might vary from person to person.

• I think that, you know, obviously may vary from department to department.

• And my choice does vary depending on what I'm offered.

• But now I'm starting to think that it might vary based on games.

• In addition, students enter college with varying levels of exposure to careers.

  Academic text (2011)

• The expectations and perceptions of social support vary with culture and family college experiences.

  Academic text (2011)

• Mechanisms for addressing different questions will vary as a function of topic area and funder.

  Academic text (2011)

• An eligibility framework is laid down in statutory guidance, but this varies depending on which act is invoked.

  Academic text (2011)

• The colors of the leaves vary in the fall, creating a beautiful landscape.

Synonyms

C

to change

vsto vary

∞ 1.0

To make something or someone different

usually refers to making small adjustments or adding variety instead

A

to alter

vsto vary

493 2.5

To change something slightly or become different

focuses on introducing variety or making slight not full changes

M

to modify

vsto vary

268 3.2

Make small changes to something to make it more useful

often means introducing variety rather than improving suitability

D

to diversify

vsto vary

63 5.3

To add different kinds of products or activities to reduce risk

is a general change that may not aim to reduce risk or expand options

V

to variegate

vsto vary

1 8.8

To make something more varied by adding different colours or marks

is broader covering any change or small variation not only visual ones

V

to variate

vsto vary

8.4

To become different or make something change

is identical in meaning and differs only in wording or form

Antonyms

S

to standardize

• US

83 4.2

To make things the same by using one set of rules

How Much

overhaul

73 5.1

to transform

523 3.4

to change

∞ 1.0

to alter

493 2.5

to vary

95 2.6

to adjust

317 2.7

tweak

28 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology