varied
Americanadjective
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characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified.
varied backgrounds.
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changed; altered.
a varied estimate.
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having several different colors; variegated.
adjective
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displaying or characterized by variety; diverse
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modified or altered
the amount may be varied without notice
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varicoloured; variegated
Other Word Forms
- nonvaried adjective
- unvaried adjective
- variedly adverb
- variedness noun
- well-varied adjective
Etymology
Origin of varied
Example Sentences
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Participants who repeated meals and kept calorie intake stable over time lost more weight than those with more varied diets.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Day, who comes from a family of nine children, makes friends easily and values rich and varied ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Those pronouncements, from a range of observers responding to varied political setbacks, were all wrong.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026
During her 33 years on the show, the formidable presenter conducted memorable interviews with female figures as varied as Bette Davis, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Margaret Atwood.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Even among all those areas where food production did spread in the prehistoric era, the rates and dates of spread varied considerably.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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