Synonyms of flecked

flecked 1 of 2

adjective

ˈflekt 

as in dotted

marked with spots

that flecked blue writing paper is so attractive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dotted
• speckled
• colored
• specked
• spotted
• freckled
• colorful
• stippled
• splotchy
• mottled
• dappled
• variegated
• rainbow
• spotty
• spangled
• veined
• marbled
• moiré
• multicolored
• varicolored
• prismatic
• blotched
• chromatic
• polychromatic
• multihued
• blotchy
• roan
• pinto
• polychrome
• motley
• piebald

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• unspotted

flecked

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verb

past tense of fleck

as in sprinkled

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

• sprinkled
• dotted
• stained
• speckled
• mottled
• peppered
• dyed
• spotted
• marbled
• blotched
• specked
• splotched
• dappled
• freckled
• striped
• stippled
• streaked
• blotted
• shot
• interspersed
• studded
• banded
• spattered
• barred
• set
• bespattered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flecked

Adjective

Gold-flecked copper is the perfect summertime pick for redheads since this hot hue will never look dull. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2026

Flake it over a grain bowl, make crispy salmon cakes, or turn it into a dill-flecked salmon salad. — Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026

Verb

Open the door to streets lined with trees and flecked with benches, where the bell of the light rail dings its warning as cyclists zip by on narrow roads. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

Occasional white patches flecked the landscape, alkali deposits where even prairie grass and scrub cottonwood refused to grow. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026