Synonyms of spotted

spotted 1 of 2

adjective

ˈspä-təd 

1

as in dotted

marked with spots

the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dotted
• speckled
• colored
• flecked
• specked
• freckled
• colorful
• stippled
• splotchy
• mottled
• dappled
• rainbow
• spotty
• variegated
• spangled
• marbled
• moiré
• veined
• blotched
• multicolored
• varicolored
• chromatic
• prismatic
• polychromatic
• multihued
• blotchy
• polychrome
• roan
• pinto
• motley
• piebald

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unspotted
• solid

2

as in colored

having blotches of two or more colors

not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colored
• blotched
• colorful
• marbled
• stained
• pied
• splotched
• blotchy
• pinto
• mottled
• streaked
• dappled
• shaded
• speckled
• dotted
• marked
• flecked
• specked
• dyed
• multicolored
• sprinkled
• checkered
• peppered
• blotted
• varicolored
• pigmented
• piebald
• polychromatic
• stippled
• polychrome
• discolored
• variegated
• spattered
• brindled
• calico
• motley
• bespattered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• monochromatic
• monochrome
• monochromic

spotted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spot

1

as in sprinkled

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

to give the effect of sunlight on water, the artist spotted the lake in his painting with flecks of gold paint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkled
• dotted
• stained
• flecked
• speckled
• peppered
• dyed
• mottled
• blotched
• marbled
• specked
• striped
• splotched
• shot
• dappled
• freckled
• streaked
• stippled
• blotted
• interspersed
• banded
• barred
• studded
• spattered
• set
• bespattered

2

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I spotted both of them as they tried to sneak out the back door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• saw
• eyed
• regarded
• spied
• remarked
• noted
• sighted
• viewed
• observed
• looked (at)
• caught
• watched
• espied
• witnessed
• discerned
• beheld
• perceived
• distinguished
• identified
• descried
• considered
• laid eyes on
• got a load of
• set eyes on
• marked
• scanned
• picked out
• studied
• examined
• glimpsed
• surveyed
• attended (to)
• inspected
• made out
• heeded
• scrutinized
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

3

as in sprayed

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

the TV networks had spotted reporters all over the state for the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprayed
• dotted
• sprinkled
• peppered
• scattered
• strewed
• dusted
• bestrewed
• sowed
• speckled
• drizzled
• studded
• flecked
• blanketed
• dappled
• spattered
• stippled
• bespattered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spotted

Adjective

The whimsical spotted foliage of lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) lights up the shade garden from spring through fall. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026

Two types of skunks are found in the state — the more common striped skunk and the spotted skunk, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

The fossils of this Cretaceous Period dinosaur were first spotted by a villager in Thailand’s northeastern province of Chaiyaphum. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026

Short and Harasti traveled to the site where the fish was spotted in the Cairns region of Queensland, Australia. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2026