Synonyms for variety
Most common
diversity variation mixture smorgasbord assortment dialect kind sort
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Diversity — the quality of being varied; diversity
diversity, variation, difference, diversification, heterogeneity, irregularity, non-conformity, unconformity, multiformity rare, nonuniformity rare
2. Mixture
mixture, smorgasbord, miscellany, mix bag, potpourri, medley, motley, miscellanea, salmagundi
3. Assortment — A collection or number of different things. In universal algebra, an equational class; the class of all…
4. Dialect — A specific variation of something. A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent…
Other
sort, kind, change, multiplicity, collection, color US, colour UK, form, forme US, shade, breed, class, description, race
Definitions
- n. 1
A specific variation of something. A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level.
Near-synonym: dialect (sometimes synonymous)
- n. 2
A collection or number of different things. In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- n. 3
The quality of being varied; diversity.
Variety is the spice of life.
- n. 4
A deviation or difference.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- varieties → diversities, variations, differences, diversifications…
Choose the right word
Variety is a succession of changes or an intermixture of different things, and is always thought of as agreeable.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- diversity Globalization destroys the diversity of languages.
- variation This is the humorous variation of a certain proverb.
- mixture Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
- assortment Tonight, we'll have an assortment for dinner.
- dialect He always makes fun of her because of her dialect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| variety | steady | |
| diversity | rising | |
| variation | falling | |
| mixture | falling | |
| smorgasbord | rising | |
| assortment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- kind1, form1, race1, sort1, lect
- 5 letters
- class1, color2, shade1, array2, breed1, forme
- 6 letters
- change1, spread1, colour2, medley2, motley2
- 7 letters
- mixture2, dialect3, isolect
- 8 letters
- languoid
- 9 letters
- diversity4, variation4, potpourri3
- 10 letters
- difference3, collection3, assortment3, miscellany4, salmagundi
- 11 letters
- description3, smorgasbord3, miscellanea
- 12 letters
- multiplicity5, irregularity6, unconformity, multiformity
- 13 letters
- heterogeneity7, nonuniformity
- 15 letters
- diversification6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).