vary — OAT · Shobdo

vary

verb

1 estimates of the development cost vary greatly:

differ, be different, be unlike, be dissimilar.

▷antonyms agree.

2 rates vary from $50 to $90 per hour:

range, extend, stretch, reach, cover, go, run, pass.

3 rates of interest vary over time:

fluctuate, rise and fall, go up and down, change, alter, shift, swing, waver, oscillate, see-saw, yo-yo.

▷antonyms be static.

4 the diaphragm is used for varying the aperture of the lens:

modify, change, alter, adjust, make adjustments to, regulate, control, set.

5 he tried to vary his diet:

diversify, variegate, bring variety to, assort, mix, enlarge, expand, widen, broaden, increase, proliferate, extend;

reorder;

rare permutate.

6 the routine never varied:

change, alter, deviate, diverge, depart, differ, fluctuate, move on.