variant — OET

variant

noun

there are a number of variants of the same idea:

variation, form, alternative, alternative form, other form, different form, derived form, development, adaptation, alteration, modification, revision, revised version, transformation, permutation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, mutant, deviant, rogue, aberration.

▷antonyms standard form; identical form.

adjective

a variant spelling:

alternative, other, different, divergent, disparate, derived, adapted, modified, revised, altered, mutant, deviant, rogue, aberrant.

▷antonyms standard; identical.

variant Oxford Dictionary of English