Something that is varied consists of things of different types, sizes, or qualities.
It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.
Before his election to the presidency, he had enjoyed a long and varied career.
Synonyms: different, mixed, various, diverse More Synonyms of varied
2. See also vary
varied in British English
(ˈvɛərɪd)
adjective
1.
displaying or characterized by variety; diverse
2.
modified or altered
the amount may be varied without notice
3.
varicoloured; variegated
Derived forms
variedly (ˈvariedly)
adverb
variedness (ˈvariedness)
noun
varied in American English
(ˈvɛrid; ˈværid)
adjective
1.
of different kinds; various
2.
showing different colors; variegated
3.
changed; altered
Derived forms
variedly (ˈvariedly)
adverb
Examples of 'varied' in a sentence
varied
His varied career is mainly defined by character roles.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Throughout his long and varied career, he has seemed incapable of getting stressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We also keep people engaged by offering a varied career.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The routes they take are many and varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What need is a good varied diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The gameplay is always varied and diverse set pieces come often to bring great moments of excitement.
The Sun (2016)
The roll call is long and varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They have a rich and varied experience when they are here.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many people with varied expertise could be invited to discuss the issue.
Christianity Today (2000)
They can offer more interesting and varied careers.
The Sun (2015)
The reasons why people need care are many and varied.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
Most women have been on numerous and varied diets and lost weight on all of them.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
And what a diverse and varied and unusual selection there was to delight in.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The list of images in the show ahead that do not constitute portraits is long and varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many and varied were the ways suggested to find the best way out of the tangle.
John Fisher Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006)
The reasons for the growth in our waistlines are many and varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We help to raise funds for charities and have a varied social life with members and their families.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The best eggs come from organic chickens that have a varied, balanced diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What a rich and varied line-up we have tonight.
The Sun (2013)
Most of us crave a varied career, including a stint working for ourselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
People move around, gain more varied and different experience and bring a larger range of skills to a job.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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varied
British English: varied /ˈvɛərɪd/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is varied consists of things of different types, sizes, or qualities.
It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.