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varied Definition

var·ied (verēd, var-)

adjective

  1. of different kinds; various
  2. showing different colors; variegated
  3. changed; altered

varied Related Forms
var·iedly adverb
varied Synonyms

varied

modif.

varied Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: This session will show you techniques to make such story-telling more varied, more lively.
  • find: She finds the work varied and interesting with the occasional challenge thrown in.

Modifies a noun

  • diet: Eve sounds like she is getting enough calcium from a varied diet.
  • repertoire: The Choir performs 3 concerts annually with a varied repertoire from the 16th century to contemporary music.
  • terrain: Driving takes place in the equally exotic locale of Hawaii, with the game packing more than 1,000 miles of road across varied terrain.
  • menu: There is a varied menu to choose from offering mouth watering meals.
  • selection: Good varied selection of quality real ales on offer.
  • career: Jacqueline has had a varied career in a number of sectors.

Modifying Another Word

  • richly: The Hall, an old modernized building, occupied by a tenant, stands on an eminence, commanding a richly varied prospect.
  • wonderfully: Beautiful scenary is assured with wonderfully varied animal, bird, insect and plant life, some of which is unique and indiginous.
  • immensely: Immensely varied and interesting, but seldom walked in a single journey.
  • hugely: The band are able to perform a hugely varied program, from 1920's jazz standards through to modern soul.
  • surprisingly: Wildlife and geology = biodiversity Teignbridge has a wonderful wealth of wildlife and surprisingly varied geology.
  • extremely: Seven of Cambridge's hottest new acts signed up for an extremely varied evening.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The situations in which our members work have become more varied.
  • use: His surfaces are rich and sumptuous and he uses varied interwoven elements such as fabrics and flowers in his work.
  • represent: What David represented and indeed what Goliath represented varied according to who was in power.