Synonyms of stippled

stippled 1 of 2

adjective

as in dotted

marked with spots

create a stippled effect by dabbing a contrasting color of paint over an undercoat with a rag or sponge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• unspotted

stippled

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verb

past tense of stipple

as in sprinkled

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stippled

Adjective

In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

The delicate stippled pattern is reminiscent of shifting clouds that add depth and movement while maintaining an airiness. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026

Watch for yellow, stippled leaves, especially on flowering or fruiting plants. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

Grating anything is usually a knuckle-threatening chore—but this stippled ceramic dish from Japan makes it into its own soothing ritual, turning a brown stem into liquidish gold with a few easy rubs. — The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025

The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast. — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025

Over a 10-month period, our editors—all with vastly different preferences for coverage, finish, and format—buffed and blended (and swept and stippled) their way through about 650 submissions. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

Verb

Inside the passage, the lips of water beyond my torchlight are coal black, stippled with freckles of sediment. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025