Synonyms of marbled

marbled 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmär-bəld 

as in colored

having blotches of two or more colors

a marbled chocolate and vanilla cake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colored
• colorful
• spotted
• stained
• blotched
• pied
• blotchy
• mottled
• pinto
• splotched
• dappled
• shaded
• speckled
• flecked
• pigmented
• multicolored
• streaked
• dyed
• dotted
• specked
• checkered
• varicolored
• polychrome
• polychromatic
• piebald
• stippled
• variegated
• marked
• blotted
• sprinkled
• peppered
• discolored
• brindled
• spattered
• calico
• bespattered
• motley

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• monochromatic
• monochrome
• monochromic

marbled

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verb

past tense of marble

as in sprinkled

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marbled

Adjective

In January, the health secretary rolled out the new food pyramid—with a marbled rib eye in the pole position. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Swirling the two gently to create the marbled look that gives this cake its name. — Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026

Verb

The 21st century has yielded no shortage of stylish horror marbled with devious veins of pitch-dark humor — Peter Strickland’s In Fabric, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook, Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, pretty much every Jordan Peele feature. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Brisket is a tough, richly marbled cut that only turns tender after hours of low-and-slow cooking, when connective tissue breaks down and fat renders into the meat. — Paula Disbrowe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026