Synonyms for blob

Most common

spot · blot · fleck · bob · dab

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To splash in the form of a blob or blobs.

2. n. 1

   A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

Related words

Word family

blobby blobitecture blobular

Phrases

horse blob devicetree blob on the blob

Forms

Plural

blobs → lumps, dots, blops, smidges…

Past participle

blobbed
e.g. blobbed → flecked, spotted, blotted, dabbed…

Example sentences

• spot The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
• blot I've tried to blot out the memory of him crying.
• fleck There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.
• bob Bob hurried home in order to watch the TV program.
• dab Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bob¹, dot¹, dab¹

4 letters

drop¹, spot¹, lump¹, blot¹, zerg, blop

5 letters

fleck¹

6 letters

smidge