Synonyms for flecked
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Containing flecks
Example sentences
- dotted The landscape was dotted with green and grey shrubs.
- speckled I have a black and white speckled dog.
- mottled Bronzing bracken and mottled bramble gleamed in the light of the sinking sun.
- variegated Ziri has many variegated varieties of ivy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flecked | rising | |
| dotted | rising | |
| speckled | rising | |
| mottled | falling | |
| variegated | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- dotted2
- 7 letters
- spotted2, mottled2, specked
- 8 letters
- speckled2
- 10 letters
- variegated4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dotted2 = 2 syllables).