Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stipple
4 senses of stipple
Sense 1
stipple -- (engrave by means of dots and flicks)
=> engrave, etch -- (carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter")
Sense 2
stipple -- (make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink)
=> paint -- (make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden")
Sense 3
stipple -- (apply (paint) in small dots or strokes)
=> paint -- (make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden")
Sense 4
stipple, speckle -- (produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees")
=> mottle, dapple, cloud -- (colour with streaks or blotches of different shades)
Antonyms of adj stippled
1 sense of stippled
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 stippled
1 sense of stippled
Sense 1
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled -- (having a pattern of dots)
=> patterned (vs. plain) -- (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))