Synonyms of pepper

pepper

verb

1

as in to spray

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

pepper the costume with flecks of glitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spray
• sprinkle
• dot
• strew
• scatter
• drizzle
• spot
• sow
• dust
• bestrew
• stud
• blanket
• fleck
• speckle
• spatter
• dapple
• stipple
• bespatter

2

as in to sprinkle

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pepper

Perturbed, Denise angrily peppered her boyfriend with bullets during a dominating paintball performance. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 July 2026

The social media post opens with Kardashian standing behind a podium at a mock press conference as reporters pepper her with questions about her seemingly endless energy. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Lacy, who is famously fluid in his sexuality and laughs off any attempt to define it, peppers his songs with dreams of men and women, of wanting each yet leaving everyone. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The world’s already richest clubs pepper the top of the list — Barcelona, second four years ago, are also second in our estimate — which stands to reason given it is their players who are most likely to feature on the world stage. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026