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Synonyms for variegate

Most common

streak fleck dapple mottle vary diversify remodel checker US

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Spot — to dapple

spot, streak, dapple, mottle, fleck, speckle, maculate, freck

2. Vary — to add variety to something

vary, diversify, varify, enwiden

3. Remodel — to change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour

remodel, redecorate, reskin

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To add variety to something.

  2. v. 2

    To change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour.

  3. v. 3

    To dapple.

Forms

Past participle
variegated
e.g. variegated → spotted, streaked, dappled, mottled…

Example sentences

  • streak She has a wayward streak that worries her parents.
  • fleck There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.
  • mottle His silhouette was distorted by the mottle on the glass.
  • vary Vary your cardio exercises to keep it interesting.
  • diversify Algeria needs to diversify its energy production.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
variegatesteady
streakrising
flecksteady
dapplerising
mottlefalling
varysteady

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

By length

4 letters
spot1, vary2
5 letters
fleck1, freck1
6 letters
figure2, streak1, stripe1, motley2, dapple, mottle, reskin, varify
7 letters
checker2, remodel3, speckle2, variate, chequer, enwiden
8 letters
maculate
9 letters
diversify4
10 letters
redecorate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vary2 = 2 syllables).