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narrow down vs vary

vary vs narrow down

narrow down and vary both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
narrow down No No Yes No
vary No No Yes No
As verbs, vary is a hypernym of narrow down; that is, vary is a word with a broader meaning than narrow down:
  • narrow down: become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
  • vary: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Other hypernyms of narrow down include alter, change.
narrow down (verb) vary (verb)
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
define clearly make something more diverse and varied
be at variance with; be out of line with
be subject to change in accordance with a variable
Difference between narrow down and vary

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