Synonyms of spotted

spotted 1 of 2

adjective

ˈspä-təd 

1

as in dotted

marked with spots

the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unspotted
• solid

2

as in colored

having blotches of two or more colors

not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colored
• blotched
• colorful
• marbled
• stained
• pied
• splotched
• blotchy
• pinto
• mottled
• streaked
• dappled
• shaded
• speckled
• dotted
• marked
• flecked
• specked
• dyed
• multicolored
• sprinkled
• checkered
• peppered
• blotted
• varicolored
• pigmented
• piebald
• polychromatic
• stippled
• polychrome
• discolored
• variegated
• spattered
• brindled
• calico
• motley
• bespattered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solid
• monochromatic
• monochrome
• monochromic

spotted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spot

1

as in sprinkled

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

to give the effect of sunlight on water, the artist spotted the lake in his painting with flecks of gold paint

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I spotted both of them as they tried to sneak out the back door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• saw
• eyed
• regarded
• spied
• remarked
• noted
• sighted
• viewed
• observed
• looked (at)
• caught
• watched
• espied
• witnessed
• discerned
• beheld
• perceived
• distinguished
• identified
• descried
• considered
• laid eyes on
• got a load of
• set eyes on
• marked
• scanned
• picked out
• studied
• examined
• glimpsed
• surveyed
• attended (to)
• inspected
• made out
• heeded
• scrutinized
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

3

as in sprayed

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

the TV networks had spotted reporters all over the state for the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spotted

Adjective

Bites can cause rickettsia parkeri, a type of spotted fever. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026

The spotted fish thrashes angrily, disturbing the waters so that the pool’s edge laps against the rock. — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Verb

Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Explore See latest videos, charts and news Members of Bryan’s band were also spotted in matching shirts, according to TMZ, with fan footage of the moment quickly circulating on social media. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026