various

1. 1.

   of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

   “assorted sizes”

   “his disguises are many and various”

   “various experiments have failed to disprove the theory”

   “cited various reasons for his behavior”

   Synonymsassorted

   Similardifferent
2. 2.

   considered individually

   “the respective club members”

   “specialists in their several fields”

   “the various reports all agreed”

   Synonymsrespectiveseveral

   Similarindividual
3. 3.

   distinctly dissimilar or unlike

   “celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan”

   “animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth”

   Synonymsdiverse

   Similardifferent
4. 4.

   having great diversity or variety

   “his various achievements are impressive”

   “his vast and versatile erudition”

   Synonymsversatile

   Similarvaried

Questions about various

What does various mean?

various means "of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in various?

various has 3 syllables: var-i-ous. The stress falls on "var". In IPA it is /ˈvɛɹiəs/.

What is another word for various?

Close synonyms include assorted, respective, several, diverse, versatile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is various a common word?

various is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with various?

1 word rhymes with various. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.