Synonyms of flecks

flecks 1 of 2

noun

plural of fleck

1

as in specks

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part

flooring tile that is brown with flecks of white

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• dots
• blotches
• patches
• speckles
• stains
• splotches
• spots
• smudges
• mottles
• pips
• eyespots
• dapples
• smears
• freckles
• splashes
• points
• moles
• blobs
• blots
• birthmarks
• spatters
• marks
• polka dots
• smutches

2

as in particles

a very small piece

wiped a fleck of cookie off his jacket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• particles
• bits
• scraps
• grains
• patches
• snippets
• crumbs
• slivers
• mouthfuls
• molecules
• granules
• atoms
• motes
• bites
• licks
• fragments
• drops
• nuggets
• morsels
• nubbins
• dribbles
• flyspecks
• snips
• traces
• scruples
• shards
• whispers
• dashes
• streaks
• fractions
• pinches
• portions
• ounces
• sections
• parts
• touches
• tittles
• flakes
• shreds
• tastes
• dabs
• nibbles
• splinters
• nutshells
• chips
• halfpence
• mites
• clippings
• smidges
• minims
• titbits
• spots
• driblets
• halfpennies
• smidgens
• tidbits
• suspicions
• shavings
• strains
• iotas
• kennings
• smidgeons
• whits
• shivers
• jots
• smidgins
• smatters
• haets
• modicums
• aces
• ha'pennies
• parings
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chunks
• slabs
• lumps
• quantities
• masses
• gobs
• loads
• hunks
• piles
• mountains
• bushels
• barrels
• volumes
• pots
• heaps
• buckets
• stacks
• rafts
• abundances
• deals
• wads
• pecks
• scads
• profusions
• wealths

flecks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fleck

as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkles
• dots
• stains
• specks
• spots
• dyes
• peppers
• mottles
• freckles
• speckles
• splotches
• marbles
• stripes
• blotches
• dapples
• stipples
• streaks
• blots
• shoots
• bars
• bands
• intersperses
• studs
• spatters
• sets
• bespatters