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dappled

adjective
variants: also dapple

Synonyms and Antonyms of dappled

1 marked with spots

  • a dappled fawn
Synonyms of dappled

dotted, flecked, freckled, mottled, specked, speckled, splotchy, spotted, spotty, stippled, variegated
Words Related to dappled

spangled

marbled, moiré (or moire), veined

chromatic, colored, colorful, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated

blotched, blotchy, piebald, pinto, roan
Near Antonyms of dappled

solid
Antonyms of dappled

unspotted

2 having blotches of two or more colors

  • a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn
Synonyms of dappled

blotched, blotchy, marbled, mottled, piebald, pied, pinto, splotched, spotted
Words Related to dappled

shaded

checkered, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated

blotted, brindled (or brindle), calico, specked, speckled, streaked

colored, colorful, pigmented

dotted, peppered, sprinkled

stippled

discolored, dyed, marked, stained

flecked, streaked

bespattered, spattered
Near Antonyms of dappled

monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, solid

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