3. disagreement, difference of opinion, misunderstanding, falling out, sixes and sevens; dissent, dissension, dissidence, disaccord, discord, jangle, clash, conflict, strife, antagonism; contention, controversy, dispute, contest, debate; altercation, quarrel, argument, wrangle, squabble, spat, tiff, miff, set-to, row, broil,
Inf. scrap; feud, vendetta, rivalry; division, schism, faction, rupture, break, breach. variation, n. 1. changeability, fluctuation, vacillation, vicissitude, ups and downs.
2. change, transformation, conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transubstantiation, transmogrification, transmutation, permutation; alteration, modification, modulation, inflection; transposition, metathesis, transition, revolution, reversal, turnaround, turnabout, Inf. flip-flop, Sl. a 180°.
3. diversification, variegation, variety. See variegation.
4. departure, variant, descant; innovation, something new or different, change of pace; difference, deviation, divergence. variegate, v. streak, stripe, striate, fleck, dapple, dot, spot, mottle, checker, diaper, sprinkle; color, stain, marble, marbelize; diversify, change, transform, alter, modify. variegated, adj. 1. multicolored, polychromatic, polychromic, of many colors or shades or hues, versicolor, multicolor; prismatic, prismatical, spectral, rainbowy, rainbowlike, colorful, brilliant; pavonine; iridescent, pearly, opalescent, opaline, nacreous, na-cred, CrystalI. pleochroic; shot, varicolored, kaleidoscopic, parti-colored; marble, marbled, marbly, marmoreal, marmorean, motley, streaked, striated, striate, striped, tabby; banded, belted, barred, lined, veined, Zool. fasciate; piebald, pied, (esp. of horses) skewbald, dappled, brindled, spotted, spotty, mottled, speckled, flecked, salt-and-pepper; checked, checkered, tesellated, plaid, tartan.
2. varied, diversified, diverse, various. See various (def. 1). variegation, n. streakedness, striation, stripedness, varied coloration; spottedness, spottiness, mottle, mottlement, diversification; iridescence, opalescence. variety, n. 1. difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness, dissimilitude, contrast, disagreement, confliction, dis cordance; contrariety, opposition, contradiction, contradistinction, oppositeness, contrariness, adverseness; inconsistency, discrepancy, inconformity, nonconformity; disparity, inequality, imparity, imbalance, incongruity, incompatibility; variation, variance, divergence, deviation; diversity, diversification, multiplicity, multifariousness.
2. assortment, collection, mixture, intermixture, mdange, miscellany, medley, motley, potpourri, olio, olla-podrida, omnium-gatherum; salmagundi, stew, ragout, goulash, hash; conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, farrago, gallimaufry, Chinese menu; mixed bag, patchwork, pastiche; heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, multiformity.
3. kind, type, class, category, classification, genre, order, sort; division, subdivision, suborder; group, set, suit; genus, species, phylum, subgenus, subspecies, strain, sept; lot, style, cast, mold, stamp, brand, kidney; grain, make, mark, cue; race, breed, people, folk; description, designation, denomination, number. various, adj. 1. diverse, unlike, different, dissimilar, varying; multiform, diversiform, diversified, varied, variant, manifold, divergent, differing; miscellaneous, motley, heterogeneous, mixed, assorted, variegated.
2. numerous, many, abundant, several, multiplex, multiple; several, some, not a few; manifold, multifold, multifarious, omnifarious; assorted, heterogeneous, motley, varied; sundry, divers, miscellaneous. 3. distinct, unidentical, nonidentical; separate, individual, not the same, unequal; another, other,
varnish, n. 1. lacquer, glaze, veneer, enamel, japan, stain, shellac; transparent coating, facing, protective layer, wash; mastic, rosin, colophony, resin, lac; gloss, shine, polish, luster.