Various vs. Varied

Various vs. Varied — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Various and Varied

Variousdeterminer

More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

Various books have been taken.There are various ways to fix the problem.You have broken various of the rules.

Variedverb

simple past tense and past participle of vary

Variousadjective

Having a broad range (of different elements).

The reasons are various.

Variedadjective

diverse or miscellaneous

Variousadjective

(dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.

a various reading of a Biblical text

Variedadjective

having been changed or modified

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Variousadjective

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity;

assorted sizeshis disguises are many and variousvarious experiments have failed to disprove the theorycited various reasons for his behavior

Variedadjective

variegated

Variousadjective

considered individually;

the respective club membersspecialists in their several fieldsthe various reports all agreed

Variedadjective

characterized by variety;

immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditionshis work is interesting and varied

Variousadjective

distinctly dissimilar or unlike;

diverse parts of the countrycelebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylananimals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth

Variedadjective

widely different;

varied motives prompt people to join a political partyvaried ethnic traditions of the immigrants
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Variousadjective

having great diversity or variety;

his various achievements are impressivehis vast and versatile erudition

Variedadjective

broken away from sameness or identity or duplication;

her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty