Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speckle

2 senses of speckle

Sense 1
stipple, speckle -- (produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees")
       => mottle, dapple, cloud -- (colour with streaks or blotches of different shades)

Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle -- (mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots")
       => spot, fleck, blob, blot -- (make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth")

Antonyms of adj speckled

1 sense of speckled

Sense 1
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled -- (having a pattern of dots)

INDIRECT (VIA patterned) -> plain, unpatterned -- (lacking patterns especially in color)

Similarity of adj speckled

1 sense of speckled

Sense 1
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled -- (having a pattern of dots)
       => patterned (vs. plain) -- (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))

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