Synonyms of speck

speck 1 of 2

noun

1

as in fleck

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part

a lizard with specks of white against a green body

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleck
• blotch
• dot
• patch
• stain
• spot
• smudge
• speckle
• splotch
• mottle
• dapple
• eyespot
• pip
• smear
• point
• freckle
• mole
• splash
• blot
• blob
• birthmark
• mark
• spatter
• polka dot
• smutch

2

as in glimmer

a very small amount

not a speck of explanation to accompany the book's pictures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glimmer
• shred
• sprinkling
• splash
• hint
• touch
• little
• bit
• lick
• particle
• trace
• tad
• dab
• sliver
• fleck
• spark
• handful
• ounce
• ray
• crumb
• scintilla
• smidgeon
• smack
• smell
• suspicion
• spatter
• streak
• mite
• smidgen
• peanuts
• smidge
• smidgin
• spot
• scruple
• shadow
• pinch
• strain
• shade
• bite
• minimum
• portion
• dash
• dram
• soupçon
• grain
• drop
• mote
• nip
• drop in the bucket
• ace
• skosh
• dose
• whit
• iota
• taste
• driblet
• molecule
• dot
• atom
• modicum
• part
• snap
• vestige
• jot
• patch
• semblance
• granule
• fragment
• tittle
• morsel
• syllable
• section
• scattering
• nibble
• flyspeck
• scrap
• splinter
• minim
• smattering
• flake
• shard
• hoot
• nubbin
• chip
• shiver
• smatter
• tatter
• shaving
• clipping
• smithereens
• paring
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quantity
• mountain
• pile
• mass
• abundance
• mess
• wealth
• bushel
• bucket
• loads
• barrel
• plenty
• stack
• heaps
• lot
• bundle
• deal
• peck
• fistful
• gobs
• raft
• profusion
• wad
• boatload
• volume
• reams
• scads
• passel
• oodles
• excess
• lashings
• surplus
• much
• potful
• embarrassment
• overabundance
• overflow
• chunk
• lump
• lashins
• superabundance
• slab
• superfluity
• surfeit
• overmuch
• hunk
• overkill
• oversupply
• bonanza
• overage

3

as in particle

a very small piece

a speck of dust was preventing the laser from reading the disc

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fleck
• particle
• bit
• grain
• shred
• sliver
• scrap
• patch
• crumb
• mote
• mouthful
• snippet
• molecule
• atom
• lick
• granule
• morsel
• dribble
• tittle
• nugget
• bite
• scruple
• flyspeck
• drop
• fragment
• trace
• snip
• whisper
• fraction
• nubbin
• dash
• pinch
• iota
• smidgen
• portion
• ounce
• shard
• whit
• touch
• smidgeon
• taste
• section
• modicum
• streak
• dab
• suspicion
• jot
• mite
• nibble
• splinter
• smidge
• smidgin
• spot
• flake
• strain
• halfpenny
• part
• nutshell
• minim
• tidbit
• smatter
• clipping
• ace
• chip
• kenning
• ha'penny
• titbit
• driblet
• shiver
• shaving
• haet
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• quantity
• mountain
• hunk
• pile
• mass
• volume
• gob
• abundance
• wealth
• loads
• bushel
• pot
• bucket
• barrel
• deal
• stack
• heaps
• raft
• profusion
• peck
• wad
• scads

speck

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verb

as in to sprinkle

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

dirt that had specked the windows of the factory for ages

Synonyms & Similar Words

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