Synonyms for dappled

Most common

mottled · variegated · piebald

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

Example sentences

• mottled Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun.
• variegated Ziri has many variegated varieties of ivy.
• piebald What a beautiful piebald horse.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

pied¹

6 letters

motley²

7 letters

mottled², piebald²

10 letters

variegated⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motley² = 2 syllables).