to bespeckle

Examples

• All

• The artist bespeckled the canvas with flecks of red and blue paint.

• The artist bespeckles the canvas with colorful dots.

• After the rain, mud bespeckled the lower part of his trousers.

• Sunlight coming through the trees bespeckled the forest floor with golden patches.

• The artist decided to bespeckle the canvas with bright, colorful dots to create a vibrant effect.

• As summer approached, the garden was bespeckled with the delicate blooms of various flowers.

• After the rain, the windshield was bespeckled with tiny droplets glistening in the sunlight.

Synonyms

M

to mark

vsto bespeckle

50 3.0

Leave a permanent scar on skin or a surface

uses temporary tiny decorative dots rather than permanent scars or traces

S

to spot

vsto bespeckle

46 2.2

To make a small mark or stain on something

refers to many tiny ornamental dots rather than marking for identity

S

to speckle

vsto bespeckle

15 3.9

To cover something with many small spots of a different color

focuses on tiny dots rather than larger or varied patches

F

to fleck

vsto bespeckle

10 6.0

To mark a surface with small spots of color or light

uses many small spots covering more area rather than sparse tiny patches

D

to dapple

vsto bespeckle

5 7.2

To make small spots of a different color on something

uses smaller, more uniform tiny dots rather than larger decorative patches

M

to mottle

vsto bespeckle

3 8.0

To make something have uneven spots or patches of color

focuses on many small, simple dots rather than mixed marks or streaks

B

to blotch

vsto bespeckle

2 5.3

To mark something with irregular spots of a different color

creates many tiny marks rather than few large irregular stains

S

to splotch

vsto bespeckle

2 6.7

To put uneven marks of color or liquid on a surface

uses small dry dots rather than liquid or large irregular blots

S

to speck

vsto bespeckle

1 5.6

To mark something with small spots

uses many small spots uniformly rather than single identifiable marks

B

to bepimpled

vsto bespeckle

• Archaic

9.9

To cover something with many small raised spots

uses flat tiny dots rather than raised or textured bumps

B

to bespot

vsto bespeckle

• Archaic

9.9

Mark something with small spots, often by drops of liquid

specifies small, fine spots rather than any spot size or type

Antonyms

C

to cleanse

• Formal

73 4.8

Make a person or place free from unwanted feelings such as guilt

How Spotted

to stipple

• Specialized

4 7.9

to bespeckle

9.6

to speckle

15 3.9

to dot

42 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology