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dappled
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of DAPPLED
1
marked with spots <a dappled fawn>
Synonyms dappled (also dapple), dotted, flecked, freckled, mottled, specked, speckled, splotchy, spotty, stippled, variegated
Related Words spangled; marbled, moiré (or moire), veined; chromatic, colored, colorful, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated; blotched, blotchy, piebald, pinto, roan
Near Antonyms solid
Antonyms unspotted
2
having blotches of two or more colors <a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn>
Synonyms blotched, blotchy, dappled (also dapple), marbled, mottled, piebald, pinto, splotched, spotted
Related Words shaded; checkered, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated; blotted, brindled (or brindle), calico, specked, speckled, streaked; colored, colorful, pigmented; dotted, peppered, sprinkled; stippled; discolored, dyed, marked, stained; flecked, streaked; bespattered, spattered
Variants of DAPPLED
dappled also dapple
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