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In some senses, various is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
det
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Various books have been taken.
There are various ways to fix the problem.
adj
Having a broad range (of different elements).
The reasons are various.
For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.
That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.
a various reading of a Biblical text