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variations

NOUN

difference; alternative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormality alteration change deviation discrepancy disparity divergence diversity fluctuation innovation modification mutation shift variety

STRONG

aberration adaptation bend break contradistinction contrast curve deflection departure digression displacement dissimilarity dissimilitude distinction diversification exception inequality novelty swerve turn

WEAK

departure from the norm unconformity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement harmony sameness similarity stagnation uniformity

STRONG

conformity continuation equality likeness line normality regularity

WEAK

root source

Example Sentences

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Variations of this four-pointed star—I’m going to call it a sparkle from here on out—have become part of countless technologies in the past few years.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Variations within the summer period are still likely too.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

Both scores featured live music, Russian pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev playing Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations offstage and Third Coast Percussion performing Glass’ “Aguas da Amazonia” in the pit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Variations in shade simply reflect the amount of chlorophyl present when the olives are harvested.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Variations of it account for some of the “grass is always greener” mentality that frequently accompanies the release of statistics on income.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos