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varying

varying

3.4
Different in size, amount, level or kind
  • adjective
  • /ˈvɛriɪŋ/
translation icon : variable
  • She received feedback from her colleagues in varying forms, including written comments and verbal suggestions.

All of these people to varying degrees, well, not all of them.

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Examples

  • Obviously, and I've said this to, there are varying opinions on how effective it really is.

  • The flowers were blooming in varying colors, creating a beautiful garden display.

  • So you will have a very slowly varying potential here.

  • All of these people to varying degrees, well, not all of them.

  • And I have issues of varying degrees with all three of those things right.

  • And yeah, you get varying degrees of cash back amount.

  • So this syndrome is seen as varying along a spectrum.

  • Billions of pounds are spent each year on food from varying sized outlets.

  • These show up on eBay all the time, but of varying qualities and lineages.

  • Hadrian's successors imitated both his beard and, to varying degrees, his curled hair.

Synonyms

various
vsvarying
1.0

Having many different kinds

also includes changes over time and differences in amount or degree
diverse
vsvarying
297 3.4

Made of many different kinds

also refers to change in amount degree or nature not only variety
variable
vsvarying
67 3.6

Able to change in different situations

emphasizes differences in amount degree and nature not only ability to change
varied
vsvarying
54 3.3

Containing many different kinds, not all the same

includes differences in amount degree and change as well as kinds
assorted
vsvarying
25 3.7

Made of different kinds mixed together

is broader covering both diversity in kinds and variation in degree
heterogeneous
vsvarying
9 7.9

Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists

implies diversity across parts but does not stress change over time
heterogenic
vsvarying
8.0

A thing that has different kinds of parts

focuses on differing makeup rather than on changes over time or amount
fluctuating
vsvarying
6.1

Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess

describes general difference or diversity not necessarily frequent or irregular changes

Antonyms

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

20 6.6

Made of people or things that are all the same

Compounds

9.0

A large North American hare with big furry feet that turns white in winter

How Variable

erratic
94 6.1
varying
3.4
constant
360 2.7

Surface Forms

varying positive

Morphology

varying = vary (transparent) = vary + ing

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ing' to the verb 'vary'; the adjectival/participial meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

The word varying comes from an old Latin word variare, which means 'to change', and it shares the same root as various and variable. So when something is varying, it is 'different' or 'changing' in amount, size, or kind.