varied

adjective

var·​ied ˈver-ēd 

1

: various, diverse

many and varied comments

2

: variegated sense 1

variedly adverb

Synonyms

• assorted
• eclectic
• heterogeneous
• indiscriminate
• kitchen-sink
• magpie
• miscellaneous
• mixed
• motley
• patchwork
• piebald
• promiscuous
• raggle-taggle
• ragtag

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points. —Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2025

Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then... —Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber. —Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025

The vaccine has been linked to rare cases of heart inflammation and inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, although the severity has varied and most patients fully recovered, the CDC says. —Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of vary

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for varied

• berried
• buried
• ferried
• harried
• married
• parried
• serried
• tarried
• miscarried
• remarried
• unmarried
• unvaried

Kids Definition

varied

adjective

var·​ied

ˈver-ēd,

ˈvar-

1

: having many forms or types : diverse

2

: variegated sense 1

variedly adverb