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

While popular variations use turkey, roast beef, pastrami and other deli meats, the original version on offer at the 99-year-old Town Hall Delicatessen is still made with ham and beef tongue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Many of these variations were concentrated in genes related to immunity and smell.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

Here was a new formal language, studied in countless variations and ready to be tailored to fit the body of Freundlich’s program, if one ever arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

That’s one of the great things about Letterboxd: Everyone uses it differently, and those variations reflect a wide array of tastes in film.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

A hundred variations on, I’ll miss you, dude, from people who probably stopped missing him before he was in the ground.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson