MARBLED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmär-bəld

Definition of marbled

as in colored

having blotches of two or more colors a marbled chocolate and vanilla cake

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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

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Recent Examples of marbled

Adjective

The marbled jean features wild horses surrounded by watercolor wind, rendered beautifully across a trouser-like fit that's cut close to the hips before flowing outward from the body to the floor. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 This one features a dusty green base topped with white and brown veining for a marbled effect. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for marbled

Recent Examples of Synonyms for marbled

Adjective

Hazel is actually an unusual, multi-colored eye type that features a mix of brown, green, and gold or amber hues.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
In a city better known for restrained modernism, La Tulipe is a playful bouquet of concrete and colored glass.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of colored

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The Fort Worth list indicates restaurants mostly downtown, the Shops at Clearfork and a few sprinkled in the Stockyards.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
The songs, contemporary pop sprinkled with disco pixie dust, are of a piece with the tone of Benanti’s self-skewering comedy.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

Adjective

For a kid who loved drawing, the box, with its many drawers, was a portal to a sparkling, colorful world.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
At a press conference yesterday NASA presented its preliminary findings, which touch on everything from the moon’s surprisingly colorful craters to a series of curious flashes that the astronauts spied in lunar shadows.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of colorful

Verb

Such parties, often thrown by the grandes dames of Washington in their palaces dotted around town, were an opportunity for political rivals to meet in fizzing comity over catered meals and coupes of Bollinger.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dotted

Adjective

Other invasive plants including Tree of Heaven, the host plant for the highly invasive spotted lanternfly, has been found in The Preserve as well.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Because spotted skunks are relatively rare in California wildlife rehabilitation centers and in the surrounding area, there were no other skunks of his kind available to keep him company.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of spotted

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Bookshelves are crammed with novels and almanacs, the wood boards of the ceilings stained dark in delicious contrast to the clean white walls and creamy linen furnishings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The yellow color from the fenbendazole stained his white goatee.

— Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stained

Verb

The pillowy dough is flecked with cinnamon and crowded with tender chunks of apple.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Mikey Madison’s pink- and purple-flecked tinsel became one of the defining beauty details of Ani in 2024’s Anora, while Zara Larsson has made shimmering, maximalist hair a fixture of her Midnight Sun era.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecked

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