adjective
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
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- assorted sizes
- his disguises are many and various
- various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
- cited various reasons for his behavior
adjective
considered individually
Synonyms
respective(a)
several(a)
various(a)
Examples
- the respective club members
- specialists in their several fields
- the various reports all agreed
adjective
distinctly dissimilar or unlike
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Examples
- celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
- animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth
adjective
having great diversity or variety
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Examples
- his various achievements are impressive
- his vast and versatile erudition