Transition
Transition noun - The act of passing from one state or place to the next.
Variation and transition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Transition".
Variation
Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).
Transition and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Transition" instead a noun "Variation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- movement and transition
- movement and variation
- change and transition
- change and variation
- adaptation and transition
- adaptation and variation
- turn and transition
- turn and variation
- variety and transition
- variety and variation
- development and transition
- development and variation
- difference and transition
- difference and variation
How words are described
| good | good transition | good variation |
| rare | rare transition | rare variation |
| similar | similar transition | similar variation |
| little | little transition | little variation |
| Other adjectives: subtle, interesting, noticeable, new, creepy. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Interesting variation on Stunt Dawgs: an immediate transition to a spotlight, into which Human rushes, followed by the Title Scream, and finally, Human rushing into the lens to reveal the new scene.
Source: Idiosyncratic Wipes -
The second film does a variation on the usual "split-screen" effects when the flying DMC-12 lands "behind" a streetlight for a perfect model-to-car transition.
Source: Double Vision -
Usually, it's the leader of the heroes who delivers the Rousing Speech signaling this transition, but a common variation is to have whichever character is typically most cautious (even cowardly) deliver it.
Source: Rousing Speech
Cite this Source
Variation and Transition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/transition/variation
Transition & Variation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/transition/variation>.
Variation or Transition. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/transition/variation.
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