SPOT Synonyms: 407 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈspät

as in patch

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part in summer the white coat of the snow leopard is studded with brownish black spots

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as in predicament

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape we're in a bit of a spot right now with our mortgage payments

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as in stain

a mark of guilt or disgrace scandalous conduct that will forever be a spot upon the family name

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as in splash

a very small amount had only a spot of stew for dinner, as he wasn't very hungry

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as in location

the area or space occupied by or intended for something the cat grabbed my spot on the couch the minute I stood up

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spot

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verb

as in to sprinkle

to mark with small spots especially unevenly to give the effect of sunlight on water, the artist spotted the lake in his painting with flecks of gold paint

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as in to notice

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I spotted both of them as they tried to sneak out the back door

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as in to spray

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on the TV networks had spotted reporters all over the state for the election

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spot

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adjective

as in chance

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Recent Examples of spot

Noun

In short, committing the same error a third time will mean that the 2022 World Cup finalist indefinitely loses his spot in the starting XI, and most likely to Fort as things stand. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Cancun and its white sandy beaches kept its same spot in 2024. —

Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025

Verb

Trump has been spotted at numerous sporting events over the years, including NFL games, UFC fights and more. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025 One official spotted the ball closer to the marker than the other. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025

Adjective

Unlike regular bitcoin ETFs, in which bitcoin futures contracts are the underlying asset, bitcoins are the underlying asset of a spot bitcoin ETF. —

CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024 This recent upward momentum has been fueled by a surge in investor interest in spot Bitcoin ETFs, following notable outflows on November 25 and 26. —

Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spot

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Noun

Cultural burning on a Juncus patches is usually for weavers.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
He’s disconcerted but not deterred when her behavior becomes less and less like that of a woman whose husband is pretty much presumed dead after his shirt and wallet are found on the rocks overlooking a patch of ocean known for its treacherous currents.

— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025