# variably

**Pronunciation:** /ˈvɛəriəbli/ · VAIR-ee-uh-blee

**CEFR level:** C1

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is subject to change or variation; inconsistently.

## Examples

- The artist's style developed variably over the years, incorporating different influences.
- The quality of the restaurant's service can be variably good or poor depending on the day.
- Students' performance on the complex task was variably successful, showing different levels of understanding.

## Synonyms

- changeably — Emphasizes the act of changing.
- inconsistently — Highlights a lack of steady pattern or uniformity.
- erratically — Suggests unpredictability and lack of regular movement.
- capriciously — Implies sudden, unexplained, or whimsical changes.

## Antonyms

- consistently — Always in the same way; regularly.
- uniformly — Without variation; in the same manner.

## Collocations

- variably priced — Tickets for the event are variably priced depending on the seating section.
- variably successful — The experimental treatments were variably successful across different patient groups.

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