pepper

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PEPPER

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on <pepper the costume with flecks of glitter>

Synonyms bestrew, dot, pepper, sow, spot, spray, sprinkle, strew

Related Words blanket, drizzle, dust; stud; dapple, fleck, speckle, stipple; bespatter, spatter

to mark with small spots especially unevenly <spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor>

Synonyms blotch, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Related Words blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter

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