Synonyms of spotted

spotted 1 of 2

adjective

ˈspä-təd 

1

as in dotted

marked with spots

the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dotted
• speckled
• colored
• flecked
• specked
• dapple
• freckled
• colorful
• stippled
• splotchy
• mottled
• dappled
• rainbow
• spotty
• variegated
• spangled
• marbled
• moiré
• veined
• blotched
• multicolored
• varicolored
• moire
• chromatic
• prismatic
• polychromatic
• multihued
• blotchy
• polychrome
• roan
• pinto
• motley
• piebald

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unspotted
• solid

2

as in colored

having blotches of two or more colors

not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colored
• blotched
• marbled
• colorful
• pied
• stained
• dapple
• splotched
• pinto
• blotchy
• streaked
• mottled
• shaded
• dappled
• dotted
• speckled
• flecked
• dyed
• marked
• specked
• brindle
• sprinkled
• multicolored
• checkered
• peppered
• blotted
• varicolored
• pigmented
• piebald
• polychromatic
• stippled
• polychrome
• discolored
• variegated
• spattered
• brindled
• calico
• motley
• bespattered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• monochromatic
• monochrome
• monochromic

spotted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spot

1

as in sprinkled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkled
• dotted
• stained
• flecked
• speckled
• peppered
• dyed
• mottled
• blotched
• marbled
• specked
• striped
• splotched
• shot
• dappled
• freckled
• streaked
• stippled
• blotted
• interspersed
• banded
• barred
• studded
• spattered
• set
• bespattered

2

as in noticed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• saw
• eyed
• regarded
• spied
• remarked
• noted
• sighted
• viewed
• observed
• looked (at)
• caught
• watched
• espied
• witnessed
• discerned
• beheld
• perceived
• distinguished
• identified
• descried
• considered
• laid eyes on
• got a load of
• set eyes on
• marked
• scanned
• picked out
• studied
• examined
• glimpsed
• surveyed
• attended (to)
• inspected
• made out
• heeded
• scrutinized
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

3

as in sprayed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprayed
• dotted
• sprinkled
• peppered
• scattered
• strewed
• dusted
• bestrewed
• sowed
• speckled
• drizzled
• studded
• flecked
• blanketed
• dappled
• spattered
• stippled
• bespattered

Examples of spotted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The hybrids seem to be intermediate in physical appearance, tending toward the spotted coats and smaller stature of the sika deer. —Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024

The finding could help explain how the spotted lanternfly, which was introduced to Pennsylvania in 2014, has spread so far and so fast in the United States within only a decade. —Byhannah Richter, science.org, 9 July 2024

The spotted lanternfly can swarm and take out big swaths of crops. —Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024

Asian carp, for instance, or global warming in general, or evils as small as the spotted lanternfly and visible as 15-foot-tall stalks of knotweed. —Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024