diverse

verb

(transitive) Synonym of diversify.

To make (something) different or varied in form or quality; to alter, to change, to vary.

(business, finance) To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) different or varied, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.

(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To go a different route or way from someone else; to diverge, to separate.

adjective

Consisting of different elements; various.

Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.

Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.

Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.

(nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.

(obsolete) Differing from what is good or right, or beneficial; bad, evil; harmful.

(obsolete) Having different colours; mottled, variegated.

(obsolete) (rare) Causing one to be indecisive between different viewpoints.

adverb

(obsolete) Synonym of diversely (“in different directions”).

Roots

vertovers- · Latin · turn

Synonyms for diverse

variousadj variedadj multifariousadj diversifiedadj diversiform multifold disparateadj differentadj varyingadj assortedadj diversadj differingv heterogeneousadj sundryadj dissimilaradj divergentadj unalikeadj

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