Synonyms of spotty

spotty

adjective

ˈspä-tē 

1

as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence

only spotty business failures marred the economic boom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sporadic
• intermittent
• occasional
• erratic
• sudden
• irregular
• casual
• violent
• discontinuous
• unsteady
• spastic
• unpredictable
• fitful
• spasmodic
• choppy
• episodic
• volatile
• aperiodic
• episodical
• scattered
• catchy
• random
• fragmentary
• haphazard
• interrupted
• broken
• changing
• disconnected
• stray
• desultory
• varying
• uncertain
• temperamental
• aimless
• hit-and-miss
• unstable
• hit-or-miss
• arbitrary
• changeful
• unsettled
• convulsive
• mercurial
• odd
• capricious
• slapdash
• variable
• fluctuating
• fickle
• inconstant
• mutable
• fluid
• wavering
• changeable
• flickery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuous
• constant
• regular
• periodic
• steady
• uniform
• stable
• habitual
• stationary
• repeated
• even
• systematic
• unchanging
• equable
• orderly
• methodical
• unrelenting
• changeless
• unremitting
• unvarying
• unwavering
• methodic

2

as in dotted

marked with spots

Dalmatians are spotty dogs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• unspotted

Examples of spotty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Climate & Environment ‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights? June 5, 2023 Other proposals have recently encountered strong opposition from agricultural groups and water agencies. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024

But that’s before Ziggy is called back to her reservation by a happy-go-lucky cousin, and where a spotty Internet connection for the social media diva feeds into early laughs. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024

Working conditions in this program are notoriously spotty and ripe for abuse. —Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024

Change for the better? Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur’s track record with coordinators has been spotty, at best. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024