BESPATTERED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of bespatter

as in splattered

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush

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Adjective

With stained glass, the gray light from outside is filtered through beautiful pieces of glass.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Throughout the years, Graham was sprayed by grout on a construction site and splattered with oil while cutting timber.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The ballad requires more singing and less shouting — and featured a tattooed Lee playing a white upright piano splattered and streaked with fake blood.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of splattered

Adjective

But on a muddy Tuesday flecked with rain, as the House of the Dragon crew sets to work filming their season-three finale, the signs of a brutal battle that will set the bustling village of Tumbleton ablaze are impossible to ignore.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The mixture of scalloped burl and flecked marble give this console table some compelling texture.

— Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

Definition of flecked

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With 89 rooms and a lobby splashed with pink de Gournay wallpaper, The Colony should be at the top of your hotel list.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
For something more substantial, look to steak frites dashed with chimichurri or chicken and broccoli splashed in sage jus.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of splashed

Verb

Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

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