SPOTTED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPOTTED?

Need another word that means the same as “spotted”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “spotted” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Spotted” are: patched, spotty, mottled, dappled, pied, piebald, brindled, brindle, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled, dotted

Spotted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Spotted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spotted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture.
• Marked or decorated with spots.

Synonyms of "Spotted" as an adjective (14 Words)

brindle	(especially of a domestic animal) brownish or tawny with streaks of other colour. A brindle pup.
brindled	Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats.
dappled	Having spots or patches of color. The horse s dappled flank.
dotted	Having gaps or spaces. Sign on the dotted line.
flecked	Having a pattern of dots.
mottled	Having spots or patches of color. A bird with mottled brown plumage.
patched	Mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch. A field patched with ice and snow.
piebald	(of a horse) having irregular patches of two colours, typically black and white. A piebald horse.
pied	Having two or more different colours. Pied daisies.
specked	Having a pattern of dots.
speckled	Covered or marked with a large number of small spots or patches of colour. A fine waxy film speckled with yeast cells.
speckly	Covered or marked with small spots or patches of colour. The eggs are large and brown and speckly.
spotty	Lacking consistency. The golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty.
stippled	Having a pattern of dots.

Usage Examples of "Spotted" as an adjective

• A red spotted handkerchief.
• A black-and-white spotted cow.

Associations of "Spotted" (30 Words)

anteater	A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.
blot	Dry ink with blotting paper. Wind power turbines are a blot on the landscape.
brindled	Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats.
cat	A short tapered stick used in the game of tipcat. This West Coast cat had managed him since the early 80s.
cheetah	Long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game.
dappled	Marked with spots or rounded patches. The horse s dappled flank.
decorated	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
dotted	Marked with or in the form of dots. A dotted background.
fleck	A small particle or speck of something. The minarets are flecked with gold leaf.
giraffe	Tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa.
leonine	Of or resembling a lion or lions. A handsome leonine profile.
leopard	The leopard as a heraldic device. A leopard print outfit.
lion	A celebrity who is lionized much sought after.
motley	Make motley color with different colors. A motley crew of discontents and zealots.
mottled	Having spots or patches of color. A bird with mottled brown plumage.
ostrich	A person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand. Don t be an ostrich when it comes to security systems.
panda	Reddish brown Old World raccoon like carnivore in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas.
patterned	Having patterns (especially colorful patterns. Traditional rose patterned wallpaper isn t difficult to find.
sloth	Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits. The pair had been attacked by a sloth of bears.
speckle	Mark with small spots. Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots.
spot	Mark or become marked with spots. The higher rated team spots the lower rated team the difference in their handicaps.
stain	Produce or leave stains. Red wine stains the table cloth.
stained	Having a coating of stain or varnish. A dark brown stained wood.
striped	Marked with or having stripes. A green striped coat.
tessellated	Having a checkered or mottled appearance. A tessellated pavement.
texture	Give something a rough or uneven texture. A dark shirt of rough texture.
tiger	Used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies e g scarlet tiger plain tiger. Despite his wound he still fought like a tiger.
variegate	Make more diverse or varied. The musicians variegate the pitch.
variegated	Exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks. Variegated foliage.
zebra	A silvery-gold sea bream with vertical black stripes.