CALICO Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

calico

adjective

Definition of calico

as in speckled

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Recent Examples of calico Meet Arista, a gorgeous calico girl with playful eyes and a soft demeanor, who was saved from attempting to survive alone on the streets. — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calico

Adjective

Smith hung an oversized Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant above a custom teak bed with a speckled bouclé headboard and a drapey saffron velvet coverlet for a tranquil effect.

— Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Another look came in the form of Oxford pumps with a speckled calf-hair finish and red linear detailing.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of speckled

Adjective

Lasagna, pot roasts, and casseroles can become rather enthusiastic while cooking, and if not tended to regularly, your oven glass could become streaked and stained.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of streaked

Adjective

These Pizza Hut classic locations include red roofs, checkered tablecloths, vinyl booths, arcade games and Tiffany-style lamps.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
The colorful fixtures became one of the chain’s most recognizable design elements alongside the red roof, vinyl booths, red cups and checkered tablecloths.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of checkered

Adjective

The rooms, with colorful textiles, ceramics from Oaxaca’s La Chicharra studio, whitewashed walls offset with dark sapodilla wood floors, are cool and welcoming after a day in the bright sun.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Polish artist and designer Sonia Górecka often turns to folklore for her ethereal textile creations, mixing and matching traditional pagan figures and motifs on sheer curtains and colorful hanging jacquard weavings.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of colorful

Adjective

In the Italian capital, Bulgari restored the Spanish Steps, the polychrome floor mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla and the marbles of the Torlonia Collection.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Now, L'Occitane amenities and Nason Moretti glassware share space with polychrome wood ceilings that have watched over this corner of old Hispalis for 500 years.

— Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of polychrome

Adjective

In the park, the designers combined four species of flowers with broken pieces of local pottery to form a polychromatic mosaic that weaves together vegetation and craft.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Or, amble along the Rock Creek Loop for polychromatic forests and gurgling creeks.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025