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

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

"But the variations that are significantly relevant are so small that they may happen from one lap to the other, even if you have learned from the previous laps."

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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

And the show ends, sensationally, with 1952’s four main cut-outs from his Blue Nudes series, in which variations on a seated female figure are created out of overlapping, interlocking color.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The flame of a giant sun had given way to the soft blackness of space but external variations mean little in the business of checking the workings of experimental robots.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov