Synonyms for blotch

Most common

patch · streak · smear · mottle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To mark with blotches.

2. n. 1

   An uneven patch of color or discoloration.

Related words

Word family

blotchy blotched

Phrases

pimple and blotch

Forms

Plural

blotches → splotches, splodges, smooches…

Past participle

blotched
e.g. blotched → mottled, stained, spotted, streaked…

Example sentences

• patch Ziri sprayed a large patch of ivy with herbicide.
• streak She has a wayward streak that worries her parents.
• smear Will I be tested for chlamydia during my smear test?
• mottle His silhouette was distorted by the mottle on the glass.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

spot¹, blur¹, blot¹, smut¹

5 letters

patch¹, stain¹, smear¹, fleck¹

6 letters

streak¹, smudge¹, smooch¹, mottle, smirch, smouch

7 letters

tarnish², blacken², splotch, splodge

8 letters

besmirch

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tarnish² = 2 syllables).