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

Yet for how often Spain peppered Argentina’s defense with shots, its brilliant goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez rebuffed every Spanish attempt while setting a record for saves in the World Cup final with 11. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Church Landing on the hilltop is the main lodge, with spa and restaurants on site, while Chase House, Palmer Inn, and Bay Point outposts pepper the shoreline with top-notch service. — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

With boos and jeers ringing around Expo Idaho at the referees, AC Boise continued to pepper the Portland box with dangerous crosses and shots. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

Googlers peppered the executives with anxious questions about whether products like YouTube were reinforcing warped beliefs and making the country more divided. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026