spotted

adjective

spot·ted ˈspä-təd How to pronounce spotted (audio)

: marked with spots

: being sullied : tarnished

: characterized by the appearance of spots

Example Sentences

the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf

Recent Examples on the Web The spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect that sucks nutrients from plants and is threatening the country’s grape, orchard and logging industries — is having a moment.

Jake Traylor, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Citizen scientists reported the spotted lanternfly around July 21 in Huntington, said Vincent Burkle, nursery inspector and compliance officer with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The spotted lanternfly, which is native to China, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014.

Stephen Goin, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 The spotted lantern fly — an insect that can devastate large swaths of fruit crops — has arrived in Loudoun County this summer.

Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The spotted and ringed appearance of its translucent bell is most notable.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022 Instead, sweet spotted wallpaper creates an almost solid-looking backdrop for the drapes and abstract painting.

Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2022 Now that April Jones has had a couple of days to think about her family’s bizarre encounter with a spotted eagle ray during the 2022 Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, there’s plenty of sympathy to go around.

al, 18 July 2022 Because what’s good for spotted owls or snail darters is good for us too, Margaret Renkl wrote in a New York Times op-ed piece.

Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 See More

spotted 1 of 2

adjective

as in dotted

marked with spots the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unspotted
solid

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

monochrome
solid
monochromatic
monochromic

spotted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spot

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignored
neglected
disregarded
missed
overlooked
passed over
overpassed

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
speckled
dusted
bestrewed
drizzled
flecked
studded
dappled
sowed
blanketed
stippled
spattered
bespattered

单词	spotted
释义	spotted adjective spot·ted ˈspä-təd 1 : marked with spots 2 : being sullied : tarnished 3 : characterized by the appearance of spots Synonyms dappled dapple dotted flecked freckled mottled specked speckled splotchy spotty stippled variegated See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf Recent Examples on the Web The spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect that sucks nutrients from plants and is threatening the country’s grape, orchard and logging industries — is having a moment. Jake Traylor, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Citizen scientists reported the spotted lanternfly around July 21 in Huntington, said Vincent Burkle, nursery inspector and compliance officer with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The spotted lanternfly, which is native to China, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Stephen Goin, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 The spotted lantern fly — an insect that can devastate large swaths of fruit crops — has arrived in Loudoun County this summer. Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The spotted and ringed appearance of its translucent bell is most notable. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022 Instead, sweet spotted wallpaper creates an almost solid-looking backdrop for the drapes and abstract painting. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2022 Now that April Jones has had a couple of days to think about her family’s bizarre encounter with a spotted eagle ray during the 2022 Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, there’s plenty of sympathy to go around. al, 18 July 2022 Because what’s good for spotted owls or snail darters is good for us too, Margaret Renkl wrote in a New York Times op-ed piece. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing spotted Rocky Mountain spotted fever northern spotted owl spotted fever spotted alfalfa aphid spotted hyena spotted owl spotted dick two-spotted spider mite spotted salamander spotted sea trout spotted turtle spotted cucumber beetle spotted knapweed See More Rocky Mountain spotted fever northern spotted owl spotted fever spotted alfalfa aphid spotted hyena spotted owl spotted dick two-spotted spider mite spotted salamander spotted sea trout spotted turtle spotted cucumber beetle spotted knapweed See More spotted 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in dotted marked with spots the spotted tablecloth clashed with the stripes on the wallpaper Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dotted speckled colored flecked specked freckled dapple colorful stippled mottled dappled rainbow spotty variegated splotchy spangled marbled blotched veined multicolored varicolored moiré roan polychrome moire chromatic prismatic blotchy polychromatic pinto motley piebald multihued 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 marbled splotched pied stained dapple colorful streaked mottled pinto speckled marked blotchy shaded flecked dappled specked dotted dyed streaked sprinkled piebald peppered blotted multicolored checkered varicolored pigmented calico polychrome spattered brindle brindled stippled discolored polychromatic variegated motley bespattered Antonyms & Near Antonyms monochrome solid monochromatic 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 speckled flecked stained peppered dyed mottled striped dappled specked blotched freckled marbled splotched shot stippled streaked blotted banded interspersed 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 spied espied regarded remarked sighted noted observed viewed caught watched discerned witnessed beheld descried identified perceived distinguished considered scanned looked (at) got a load of marked glimpsed laid eyes on picked out set eyes on studied examined inspected surveyed made out scrutinized heeded picked up attended (to) minded glanced (at) peered (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignored neglected disregarded missed overlooked passed over overpassed See More 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 speckled dusted bestrewed drizzled flecked studded dappled sowed blanketed stippled spattered bespattered
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