Synonyms of speck

speck 1 of 2

noun

ˈspek 

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
• particle
• lick
• trace
• tad
• fleck
• dab
• sliver
• spark
• handful
• ounce
• ray
• crumb
• scintilla
• smack
• smell
• suspicion
• spatter
• streak
• mite
• smidgen
• peanuts
• spot
• scruple
• shadow
• strain
• pinch
• shade
• bite
• minimum
• dram
• portion
• soupçon
• dash
• grain
• drop
• mote
• nip
• drop in the bucket
• ace
• skosh
• iota
• dose
• whit
• taste
• driblet
• molecule
• dot
• atom
• modicum
• snap
• part
• 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
• wealth
• mess
• bushel
• bucket
• loads
• barrel
• plenty
• lot
• stack
• bundle
• deal
• heaps
• peck
• raft
• profusion
• fistful
• wad
• volume
• reams
• excess
• gobs
• surplus
• boatload
• lashings
• scads
• passel
• embarrassment
• much
• oodles
• potful
• overflow
• lump
• overabundance
• chunk
• slab
• superabundance
• superfluity
• surfeit
• hunk
• bonanza
• oversupply
• overage
• overmuch
• overkill

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
• granule
• lick
• morsel
• dribble
• tittle
• nugget
• scruple
• bite
• flyspeck
• drop
• fragment
• snip
• trace
• whisper
• fraction
• nubbin
• dash
• pinch
• iota
• smidgen
• ounce
• portion
• whit
• shard
• touch
• taste
• modicum
• section
• streak
• dab
• suspicion
• jot
• mite
• nibble
• splinter
• spot
• flake
• strain
• halfpenny
• part
• nutshell
• minim
• tidbit
• smatter
• clipping
• ace
• kenning
• chip
• ha'penny
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speck

Noun

By Pond Farm is now asking a speck under $4 million with Turpin Realtors/Forbes Global Properties. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

Rather than waiting several years to look at the object through the VLT once more, Sutlieff, Bonse and their colleagues dove into older, archival imagery of the star system, looking for signs of their speck. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Verb

When selecting a pattern, veined countertop patterns are the overwhelming favorite (75%), followed by 13% of homeowners choosing specked, and 12% choosing a uniform pattern. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026

Mayfield’s Best-Summer-Melon with Speck Mayfield chef Jon Sarmenta makes this version of melon and speck his own by roasting spice nuts for garnish and making a melon vinaigrette to drizzle all over the dish. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025