Need another word that means the same as “spotty”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “spotty” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Spotty” are: patched, spotted, scratchy, uneven, mottled, speckled, speckly, flecked, specked, stippled, dotted, pimply, pimpled, acned, patchy, inconsistent, erratic, fluctuating, irregular
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spotty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acned | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin. |
| dotted | Having a pattern of dots. A dotted background. |
| erratic | Likely to perform unpredictably- Osbert Lancaster. Erratic behavior. |
| flecked | Having a pattern of dots. |
| fluctuating | Rising and falling irregularly in number or amount. A fluctuating level of demand. |
| inconsistent | Not staying the same throughout. Inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time. |
| irregular | Falling below the manufacturer’s standard. An irregular pair of jeans. |
| mottled | Marked with spots or smears of colour. A bird with mottled brown plumage. |
| patched | Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture. Patched jeans. |
| patchy | Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. Patchy fog. |
| pimpled | Blemished by imperfections of the skin. |
| pimply | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin. |
| scratchy | (of writing or a drawing) done with quick and jagged strokes. A scratchy ink sketch of a man on horseback. |
| specked | Having a pattern of dots. |
| speckled | Having a pattern of dots. 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. |
| spotted | Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture. A red spotted handkerchief. |
| stippled | Having a pattern of dots. |
| uneven | (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents. The floors are cracked and uneven. |
| acne | A skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents. He was clean shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger. |
| adolescent | Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent. Adolescent insecurity. |
| astigmatism | Defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point. |
| asymmetric | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| asymmetry | (mathematics) a lack of symmetry. The global system is marked by great asymmetry the most important goods are controlled by groups in a relatively small number of countries. |
| blemish | Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. My main problem was a blemished skin. |
| cystic | (of a parasite or other organism) enclosed in a cyst. The cystic artery. |
| deviation | The error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances. Deviation from a norm. |
| hormone | A synthetic substance with a similar effect to that of an animal or plant hormone. She told herself she was suffering from hormones that she would cheer up soon. |
| infrequent | Not occurring often; rare. Her visits were so infrequent. |
| intermittent | Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. Intermittent rain showers. |
| irregular | A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. An irregular pair of jeans. |
| maidenhood | The fact or condition of being a young, unmarried woman. Most brides wear white to symbolize maidenhood. |
| maturation | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus. Sexual maturation. |
| myopia | Lack of foresight or intellectual insight. The company s corporate myopia. |
| occasional | Occurring from time to time. Occasional headaches. |
| patchy | Not of the same quality throughout; inconsistent. A patchy essay. |
| pimple | A small hard inflamed spot on the skin. I can see the hut down there just a tiny pimple. |
| puberty | The time of life when sex glands become functional. The onset of puberty. |
| rarefaction | Reduction in the density of something, especially air or a gas. The cord has undergone rarefaction. |
| sebaceous | Relating to a sebaceous gland or its secretion. |
| sometimes | On certain occasions or in certain cases but not always. Sometimes I want to do things on my own. |
| sporadic | Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. A city subjected to sporadic bombing raids. |
| sporadically | Occasionally or at irregular intervals. He worked sporadically at part time jobs. |
| stripling | A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity. He s a mere stripling. |
| teen | A teenager. Teenage mothers. |
| unpredictable | Not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals. An unpredictable or indeterminable future. |
| unusual | Not habitually or commonly occurring or done. A scene of unusual beauty. |
| wart | An imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart especially in smallness or unattractiveness. Few products are without their warts. |
| youth | An early period of development. Youth culture. |
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