まちまち・区々・区区machimachi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivevarious; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
   その件けんについて彼かれらの意見いけんはまちまちだ。↗

   Their views vary on the subject.

• Synonym様々さまざまNeutralNeutral word for 'all sorts of', fine for good or bad things; 「まちまち」 stresses that each one differs and things are not uniform.
• SynonymいろいろCasualThe most common colloquial word for 'various'; 「まちまち」 instead stresses that people or things do not match each other.
• Synonym種々しゅじゅWrittenWritten/formal word for 'various kinds'; 「まちまち」 stresses lack of uniformity.
• Synonym多種多様たしゅたようWrittenFour-character compound for 'a great variety', usable for good or bad; 「まちまち」 stresses inconsistency.
• Synonym千差万別せんさばんべつWrittenFour-character compound for 'infinitely varied'; 「まちまち」 is the more colloquial of the two.
• Synonym多様たようWrittenWritten-leaning word for 'diverse'; 「まちまち」 stresses inconsistency.
• Synonym諸般しょはんWrittenWritten word for 'various matters', as in 「諸般の事情」.
• RelatedバラエティNeutralLoanword meaning variety, or a variety TV show; 「まちまち」 stresses non-uniformity.
• Related雑多ざったNeutralSuggests a jumbled, disorganized mixture; 「まちまち」 stresses that each item simply differs.
• Related多種たしゅWrittenObjective written word for 'many kinds'; 「まちまち」 stresses lack of uniformity.
• Related多彩たさいNeutralPositive word for 'colourful, rich in variety'; 「まちまち」 stresses lack of uniformity.
• Related数々かずかずNeutralMeans 'many, numerous' rather than 'differing'; 「まちまち」 stresses that each one differs.
• Related多様性たようせいWrittenNoun for 'diversity' as a concept; 「まちまち」 stresses non-uniformity.
• Related種々雑多しゅじゅざったWrittenFour-character compound for a motley, hodgepodge mix; 「まちまち」 stresses inconsistency.
• Related千姿万態せんしばんたいWrittenFour-character compound for an endless variety of forms; 「まちまち」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Related千般せんぱんWrittenRare written word for 'all sorts of'; not directly interchangeable with 「まちまち」, which stresses each one being different.
• Related万状ばんじょうWrittenRare written word for 'multifarious'; 「様々」 is the usual everyday choice.
• Related千態万状せんたいばんじょうWrittenRare four-character compound for 'an endless variety of forms'; 「まちまち」 stresses non-uniformity.
• RelatedヴァリエテNeutralRare French loanword for variety; in everyday speech 「多様」 is used instead.
• Antonym一律いちりつNeutralAntonym meaning 'uniform, across-the-board', the opposite of 「まちまち」's each-one-differs sense.
• Antonym統一とういつNeutralAntonym meaning 'unity, unification', the opposite of 「まちまち」's non-uniform sense.

Use 「まちまち」 when each person or thing differs and there is no uniformity, as in 「意見がまちまちだ」. For plain 'all sorts of' say 「色々」 in speech or 「様々」 in neutral style; for 'diverse' in formal prose, 「多様」; for a jumbled mix, 「雑多」. Four-character compounds like 「多種多様」 and 「千差万別」 are written style, and rare literary items like 「千般」 are uncommon in daily use. The antonyms are 「一律」 (uniform) and 「統一」 (unification).

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1. それぞれが異ことなっているさま。