varied

adjective

var·​ied ˈver-ēd How to pronounce varied (audio)
1
: various, diverse
many and varied comments
2
variedly adverb

Examples of varied in a Sentence

We try to eat a more varied diet. My routine is varied enough so that I don't get bored. She studies subjects as varied as chemistry and sculpture.
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In general, silhouettes and washes were varied. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025 As organizations distribute workloads across various clouds, traditional backup and recovery solutions frequently fall short, providing Rubrik an edge with its cloud-native architecture that can secure data seamlessly across varied environments. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Near the end of the Jeff Bezos era, Amazon expanded its operations in increasingly varied product categories such as healthcare and physical retail, with an increasingly giant workforce, absorbing a great deal of bureaucracy along the way. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 But opinions on this path are varied with two voting members seeing as many as four cuts. Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for varied

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of vary

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of varied was in 1588

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“Varied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varied. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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varied

adjective
var·​ied
ˈver-ēd,
ˈvar-
1
: having many forms or types : diverse
2
variedly adverb

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