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Adjectives (6)

versatile, various

adj. having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

assorted, various

adj. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"

diverse, various

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

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assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)

adj. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

unspecified

adj. not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"

diverse, various

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

divers(a), diverse

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

manifold, multiplex

adj. many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"

countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable

adj. too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"

adaptable

adj. capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

general-purpose, all-purpose

adj. not limited in use or function

multipurpose

adj. having multiple uses; "a multipurpose tool"

assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)

several(a)

adj. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident"

unlike, dissimilar, different

adj. marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"

dissimilar

adj. not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"

heterogeneous, heterogenous

adj. consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious

adj. having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"

varied, wide-ranging

adj. widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"

assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)

unspecified

adj. not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"

versatile, various

adj. having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"

eclectic

adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

manifold, multiplex

adj. many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"

multiple

adj. having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

numerous, legion(p)

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion"

countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable

adj. too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"

odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired

adj. of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.

unwed, unwedded

adj. of someone who has not been married; "unwed mother"

Synonyms (45)

many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious

adj. having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd"

omnifarious

adj. of all varieties or forms or kinds; "omnifarious reading"

varicolored, varicoloured, variegated

adj. having a variety of colors

variform

adj. varying in form or shape

varying, variable

adj. marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

allo

adj. (prefix) indicating difference or variation: "allomorph"; "allophone"

opposite

adj. altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

contrary

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrasting, contrastive

adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

differentiable

adj. capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

divergent

adj. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

disparate

adj. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

diverse, various

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

divers(a), diverse

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar

adj. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

variant

adj. exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size"

allo

adj. (prefix) indicating difference or variation: "allomorph"; "allophone"

opposite

adj. altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade

assorted, various

contrary

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrasting, contrastive

adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

differentiable

adj. capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

divergent

adj. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

disparate

adj. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

divers(a), diverse

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar

variant

adj. exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size"

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various

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