Synonyms of blotch

blotch 1 of 2

noun

1

as in fleck

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

a dog with a single small blotch of black

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleck
• speck
• dot
• patch
• stain
• splotch
• spot
• smudge
• mottle
• speckle
• eyespot
• dapple
• smear
• pip
• freckle
• birthmark
• blot
• point
• mole
• splash
• blob
• mark
• spatter
• polka dot
• smutch

2

as in defect

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defect
• scar
• mark
• stain
• blemish
• blight
• distortion
• fault
• deformity
• flaw
• irregularity
• disfigurement
• imperfection
• excrescence
• mar
• spot
• pockmark
• bug
• abnormality
• injury
• blot
• weakness
• malformation
• excrescency
• taint
• blur
• damage
• glitch
• kink
• misshape
• impairment
• defacement
• failing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancement
• ornament
• decoration
• adornment
• embellishment

blotch

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verb

ˈbläch 

as in to dot

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dot
• sprinkle
• stain
• spot
• pepper
• dye
• fleck
• speck
• marble
• splotch
• speckle
• mottle
• freckle
• stipple
• dapple
• stripe
• blot
• streak
• shoot
• bar
• band
• stud
• intersperse
• spatter
• set
• bespatter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blotch

Noun

The sides may be mottled with brown blotches. — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Their bodies vary in color from light to dark gray, have rows of black or charcoal blotches running along them and have a reddish-brown stripe running down the middle of their backs. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Verb

His guests, their faces blotched from exertion, stare upward in dismay. — Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

The friend spotted a big male Chinook — its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay. — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 5 May 2018