MULTIFARIOUS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

multifarious

adjective

ˌməl-tə-ˈfer-ē-əs

Definition of multifarious

as in various

being of many and various kinds the multifarious interests and activities in which Benjamin Franklin immersed himself

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Recent Examples of multifarious There are custom T-shirts, multifarious fan art, an online forum and a dedicated posse keeping constant watch. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Legislators need to realize that big tech is self-protective and eschews state boundaries in multifarious ways. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The Persian Empire spanned three continents and was a diverse, multifarious federation of many tribes, ethnicities, and religious identities. — Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026 Tashi Dorji turns to that same multifarious sense of exhaustion on his latest record. — James Gui, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multifarious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifarious

Adjective

Duhamel cycled through various versions of names based on the artists in Fergie’s dream.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Improving technology and travel search engines also give travelers more transparency into price deals for various destinations at particular times of year, experts said.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of various

Adjective

Kemeny said Bast had worked out an interface to get the rotating laser beams, microscopes, cameras, and myriad other components of the experiment to coordinate through a common interface.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Otherwise best known for creating the ABC series Whiskey Cavalier, the writer-producer has also worked on The Catch, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, Kitchen Confidential and myriad other series.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of myriad

Adjective

Here the picture gets both less clear and, like the gods’ and goddesses’ limbs and faces, more manifold.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
But this tool alone is not the answer to the manifold problems that AI has raised within educational institutions.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026