VARIANCES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

variances

noun

plural of variance

as in frictions

a lack of agreement or harmony persistent variance within the rock band eventually caused it to break up

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Recent Examples of variances These variances can be attributed in part to the fact that there are 31 types of widows, five in the United States. — Eva Flowe may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 This is due to wide variances in the efficiency of the gas-collection systems, according to the report. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 With gas prices averaging more than $4 per gallon, drivers are wondering what causes price variances at the pump from state to state. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 Any significant variances were analyzed in detail and projected through the end of the fiscal year. — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 But some of the variances were relatively small, and far from evidence of excessive caution, slightly conservative forecasts like these are a best fiscal practice. — Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026 The Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals considered several requests for zoning variances for the project Thursday. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Those areas did, however, feature variances in local magnetic fields, humidity, and lighting levels, suggesting that such sensations are simply people responding to normal environmental factors. — ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 Such variances can come into play whenever the strict application of community guidelines would cause undue hardship, and directors may also consider conditional approvals that require additional safeguards and modifications. — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026

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Noun

These are the unglamorous frictions that decide whether the idea ever becomes infrastructure.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
For all those frictions, now is the time to start making acquisitions.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of frictions

Noun

Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.

— April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.

— Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

Definition of discords

Noun

Being able to work through conflicts can often result in an even stronger bond.

— Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of conflicts

Noun

As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of schisms

Noun

Ryan argues in a June report by the Lowy Institute that future wars will reward militaries able to recognize battlefield change, absorb lessons and adapt faster than their opponents.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The Iran and Gaza wars have thrown that absence and European strategic impotence into sharp relief.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of wars

Noun

Here's a look at some of the key divisions and flashpoints in the case.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The controversy has also deepened divisions between various factions of the party, with moderate and establishment-aligned Democrats using the moment to slam the left for elevating a deeply flawed candidate.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026

Definition of divisions

Noun

The 6-3 ruling included dissents from conservative-leaning Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch each wrote separate dissents in Barbara, and Gorsuch joined Thomas’s.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of dissents

Noun

Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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