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Synonyms for spotted

Most common

dotted blotched maculate speckled mottled patched

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Spotty — discoloured by spots; stained

spotty, blotched, dotted, stained, discolored US, discoloured UK, blotchy, maculate

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Discoloured by spots; stained.

  2. adj. 2

    Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).

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.
  • patched The roof has been patched up many times over the years.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spottedrising
dottedrising
blotchedsteady
maculatefalling
speckledrising
mottledfalling

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

By length

6 letters
dotted2, soiled1, spotty2, dapple
7 letters
stained1, patched1, mottled2, flecked, blotchy2, specked
8 letters
speckled2, freckled2, blotched1, maculate
9 letters
maculated
10 letters
variegated4, discolored3
11 letters
discoloured

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dotted2 = 2 syllables).