1. Characterized by variety
   "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"
    
2. Widely different
   "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party";
   - wide-ranging
    
3. Broken away from sameness, identity or duplication
   "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"

1. Become different in some particular way
   "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season";
   - change, alter
    
2. Be subject to change in accordance with a variable
   "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
    
3. Be at variance with; be out of line with
   "The results varied significantly from our expectations";
   - deviate, diverge, depart
    
4. Make something more diverse and varied
   "Vary the menu";
   - variegate

See also: changed, different, diverseness, diversified, diversity, heterogeneous, heterogenous [non-standard], many-sided, miscellaneous, modified, multifaceted, multifarious, multifariousness, omnifarious, variable, varicolored [US], varicoloured [Brit, Cdn], variegated, variety, variform, various, varying, versatile

Type of: act, differ, diversify, move

Antonym: conform, unvaried

Encyclopedia: Varied