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

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variations

If the price of froyo seems unreasonable or if you can’t justify queueing for hours, BBC Food have five different froyo variations you can make at home.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The job of the orbiting receivers now was to determine in a split second which of Aurich’s variations would work in that particular scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

To examine small variations in the distribution of gluons inside nuclei, the researchers used a technique known as incoherent J/ψ photonuclear production.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Inej had heard variations on the same exchange for the better part of an hour.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo