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Synonyms of vary in English:

vary


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verb

1‘estimates of the development cost vary greatly’

SYNONYMS
differ, be different, be unlike, be dissimilar
ANTONYMS

agree

2‘rates vary from £50 to £90 per hour’

SYNONYMS
range, extend, stretch, reach, cover, go, run, pass

3‘rates of interest vary over time’

SYNONYMS
fluctuate, rise and fall, go up and down, change, alter, shift, swing, waver, oscillate, see-saw, yo-yo
ANTONYMS

be static

4‘the diaphragm is used for varying the aperture of the lens’

SYNONYMS
modify, change, alter, adjust, make adjustments to, regulate, control, set

5‘he tried to vary his diet’

SYNONYMS
diversify, variegate, bring variety to, assort, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend
reorder
rare permutate

6‘the routine never varied’

SYNONYMS
change, alter, deviate, diverge, depart, differ, fluctuate, move on