Synonyms of dotted

dotted 1 of 2

adjective

as in spotted

marked with spots

a dotted tie that didn't go with his striped shirt at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• unspotted

dotted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dot

1

as in sprinkled

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

a hillside dotted with wildflowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in flecked

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

the practice of some chefs of positioning a small portion of food in the center and dotting the rest of the plate with sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

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