Synonyms of fleck

fleck 1 of 2

noun

1

as in speck

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

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

2

as in particle

a very small piece

wiped a fleck of cookie off his jacket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• particle
• bit
• grain
• patch
• sliver
• scrap
• mouthful
• crumb
• shred
• snippet
• molecule
• mote
• granule
• atom
• lick
• dribble
• morsel
• nugget
• tittle
• flyspeck
• bite
• fragment
• drop
• scruple
• snip
• whisper
• trace
• nubbin
• dash
• fraction
• pinch
• shard
• ounce
• smidgen
• whit
• iota
• streak
• portion
• touch
• flake
• nibble
• dab
• taste
• modicum
• halfpenny
• splinter
• jot
• section
• mite
• minim
• suspicion
• spot
• strain
• chip
• smatter
• part
• nutshell
• kenning
• tidbit
• clipping
• ace
• driblet
• shiver
• haet
• shaving
• ha'penny
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• chunk
• lump
• quantity
• hunk
• gob
• mass
• pile
• mountain
• volume
• abundance
• loads
• bushel
• bucket
• barrel
• deal
• pot
• stack
• wealth
• heaps
• profusion
• raft
• wad
• peck
• scads

fleck

2 of 2

verb

ˈflek 

as in to sprinkle

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fleck

Noun

Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Verb

The problem of space junk Space junk can take a variety of forms, such as dead satellites, empty fuel tanks or microscopic paint flecks. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

That’s squishing the spoonbills to new corners of Florida Bay, both to inland spots of the Everglades that used to be dry and have gone soggy and to some of the tiny mangrove islands flecking the bay. — Alex Harris july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026