Rainbow
Rainbow adjective - Marked by a variety of usually vivid colors.
Usage example: the rainbow costumes worn by mummers at Mardi Gras
Varied
Varied adjective - Marked by a variety of usually vivid colors.
Usage example: an annual springtime event during which birders get to observe these migratory birds in their varied breeding plumage
Rainbow and varied are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rainbow" instead an adjective "Varied".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Slightly varied in "Color Me a Rainbow" from "Snuffy's Rainbow" the sky changes colors depending which is named off.
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Varied and Rainbow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rainbow/varied
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