dapple

The word “dapple” has 2 syllables: dap-ple

It's pronounced as /ˈdæpəl/


What is synonym and antonym for dapple?

In the thesaurus, “dapple” has 41 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for dapple along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dapple

  • band
  • bar
  • bespatter
  • bespeckle
  • besprinkle
  • birthmark
  • blob
  • blot
  • blotch
  • dot
  • dye
  • eyespot
  • fleck
  • freckle
  • intersperse
  • marble
  • mark
  • mole
  • mottle
  • patch
  • pepper
  • pip
  • point
  • polka dot
  • set
  • shoot
  • smear
  • smudge
  • smutch
  • spatter
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splash
  • splotch
  • spot
  • sprinkle
  • stain
  • stipple
  • streak
  • stripe
  • stud

Meanings of dapple

  • noun
    1. A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
    2. An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
  • verb
    1. To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
  • adjective
    1. Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.

Example Sentences

  • The sunlight created a beautiful dapple effect as it filtered through the leaves of the trees.
  • The horse's coat had a lovely dapple pattern, with patches of light and dark colors.
  • She painted her bedroom walls in a soft dapple gray, creating a serene atmosphere.
  • The orchard was filled with apple trees, their fruit creating a delightful dapple of red and green.
  • The artist captured the intricate details of the dapple pattern on the horse's coat in her painting.

On this page you'll find 41 synonyms or another words to dapple, such as: band, bar, bespatter, bespeckle, besprinkle, birthmark, blob.

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kaleidoscopic

  • banded
  • barred
  • bichrome
  • bicolor
  • bicolored
  • brave
  • bright
  • brilliant
  • brindle
  • brindled
  • checkered
  • chromatic
  • colored
  • colorful
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • dichromatic
  • dotted
  • flashy
  • flecked
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • gay
  • iridescent
  • loud
  • many-colored
  • marbled
  • motley
  • mottled
  • multicolor
  • multicolored
  • multihued
  • opalescent
  • parti-color
  • parti-colored
  • particolored
  • patterned
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pinto
  • plaid
  • plaided
  • polychromatic
  • polychrome
  • prismatic
  • psychedelic
  • rainbow
  • showy
  • specked
  • speckled
  • splashy
  • spotted
  • streaked
  • striated
  • striped
  • trichromatic
  • tricolor
  • tricolored
  • two-tone
  • two-toned
  • varicolored
  • varied
  • variegated
  • various
  • vibrant

maculate

  • abuse
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • alloyed
  • bedraggle
  • befoul
  • befouled
  • begrime
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirch
  • besmirched
  • bespatter
  • bespeckle
  • besprinkle
  • blended
  • blot
  • blotch
  • blotchy
  • cheapened
  • checkered
  • coalesced
  • combined
  • commingled
  • compounded
  • contaminate
  • contaminated
  • corrupted
  • crumb
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • debase
  • debased
  • defile
  • defiled
  • deflower
  • degrade
  • desecrate
  • dilute
  • diluted
  • dirtied
  • dirty
  • discolor
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • doctored
  • dot
  • dust
  • fleck
  • flecked
  • foul
  • fouled
  • freckled
  • grime
  • hurt
  • impure
  • incorporated
  • intermingled
  • intermixed
  • make foul
  • marble
  • marbled
  • merged
  • mess
  • mess up
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • molest
  • motley
  • mottle
  • muck
  • muck up
  • muddy
  • muss
  • muss up
  • pepper
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pimple
  • pollute
  • polluted
  • profane
  • rape
  • ravish
  • scuzz up
  • seduce
  • shame
  • skewbald
  • smear
  • smudge
  • soil
  • soiled
  • spatter
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splash
  • splotch
  • spoil
  • spoiled
  • spot
  • spotted
  • stain
  • stipple
  • streak
  • streaked
  • stripe
  • stud
  • sullied
  • sully
  • tabby
  • taint
  • tainted
  • tar
  • tarnish
  • thinned
  • trash
  • unclarified
  • unfiltered
  • unrefined
  • variegate
  • variegated
  • vitiate
  • weakened

calico

  • bespattered
  • blotched
  • blotchy
  • blotted
  • bolt
  • brindle
  • brindled
  • checkered
  • colored
  • colorful
  • cotton
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • discolored
  • dotted
  • dry goods
  • dyed
  • flecked
  • goods
  • marbled
  • marked
  • material
  • motley
  • mottled
  • multicolored
  • peppered
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pigmented
  • pinto
  • polychromatic
  • polychrome
  • shaded
  • spattered
  • specked
  • speckled
  • splotched
  • spotted
  • sprinkled
  • stained
  • stippled
  • streaked
  • stuff
  • synthetics
  • textiles
  • tissue
  • twill
  • varicolored
  • variegated
  • weave
  • yard goods

paint

  • acrylic
  • bepaint
  • brighten
  • brush
  • camo
  • camouflage
  • catch a likeness
  • characterize
  • checker
  • chroma
  • coat
  • cold cream
  • color
  • coloring
  • compose
  • cosmetic
  • cosmetics
  • cover
  • cover up
  • cream
  • dapple
  • darken
  • daub
  • decorate
  • define
  • delineate
  • demonstrate
  • depict
  • describe
  • design
  • display
  • draft
  • draw
  • dye
  • embrown
  • emulsion
  • enamel
  • exhibit
  • eye shadow
  • figure
  • flat
  • fleck
  • fresco
  • gloss
  • gloss over
  • greasepaint
  • hint
  • illustrate
  • image
  • kohl
  • label
  • latex
  • lighten
  • limn
  • lipstick
  • lotion
  • makeup
  • maquillage
  • marble
  • mascara
  • mottle
  • narrate
  • oil
  • ornament
  • outline
  • overlay
  • pattern
  • picture
  • pigment
  • polychrome
  • portray
  • powder
  • put on coats
  • qualify
  • recite
  • recount
  • redescribe
  • rehearse
  • reimage
  • relate
  • render
  • report
  • represent
  • rouge
  • set out
  • shade
  • show
  • silhouette
  • sketch
  • slap on
  • slather
  • speck
  • speckle
  • stain
  • stipple
  • streak
  • striate
  • stripe
  • suggest
  • sum up
  • summarize
  • swab
  • tell
  • tempera
  • tincture
  • tinge
  • tint
  • touch off
  • touch up
  • trace
  • vanishing cream
  • variegate
  • varnish
  • veneer
  • vignette
  • war paint
  • wash
  • wax

rainbow

  • accumulation
  • admixture
  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • alloy
  • alphabet soup
  • amalgam
  • arc
  • assortment
  • band of color
  • banded
  • barred
  • bichrome
  • bicolor
  • bicolored
  • blend
  • bollix
  • botch
  • bow
  • brave
  • bright
  • brilliant
  • brindle
  • brindled
  • catchall
  • chaos
  • checkered
  • chromatic
  • clutter
  • collage
  • colored
  • colorful
  • combination
  • commixture
  • composite
  • compound
  • confusion
  • conglomerate
  • conglomeration
  • crazy quilt
  • crescent
  • curve
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • detritus
  • dichromatic
  • disarrangement
  • disarray
  • disorder
  • dotted
  • farrago
  • flashy
  • flecked
  • fusion
  • gallimaufry
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • gay
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • imbroglio
  • intermixture
  • iridescent
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • kaleidoscopic
  • knot
  • litter
  • loud
  • marbled
  • medley
  • menagerie
  • mess
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mix-up
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • morass
  • mosaic
  • motley
  • mottled
  • muddle
  • multicolored
  • multihued
  • notions
  • oddments
  • odds and ends
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • opalescent
  • parti-color
  • parti-colored
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • patterned
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pinto
  • plaid
  • plaided
  • polychromatic
  • polychrome
  • potpourri
  • prism
  • prismatic
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shambles
  • showy
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • snarl
  • specked
  • speckled
  • splashy
  • spotted
  • stew
  • streaked
  • striated
  • striped
  • sundries
  • tangle
  • tapestry
  • trichromatic
  • tricolor
  • tricolored
  • tumble
  • two-tone
  • two-toned
  • varicolored
  • varied
  • variegated
  • variegation
  • variety
  • various
  • vibrant
  • welter

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