Synonyms for spotty
ˈspɒt ispot·ty

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1. patched, spotty, spottedadjective

   having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

   "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"

   Synonyms:
   patched, scratchy, uneven, spotted

   Antonyms:
   unpatterned, plain, consistent

2. spotty, uneven, scratchyadjective

   lacking consistency

   "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

   Synonyms:
   fractious, pettish, rough, peckish, petulant, peevish, uneven, nettlesome, gravelly, spotted, tetchy, irritable, odd, mismatched, abrasive, scratchy, patched, grating, techy, cranky, raspy, testy, rasping

   Antonyms:
   plain, unpatterned, consistent

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1. spottyadjective

   Synonyms:
   SPOTTED

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1. List of paraphrases for "spotty":

   uneven, unequal

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1. Derek Scissors:

   There are many, many laws on Chinese books that don't get enforced. It will turn out that enforcement is quite spotty.

2. Joshua Tal:

   There is some evidence that 4-7-8 breathing helps reduce anxious, depressive and insomniac symptoms when comparing pre - and post-intervention, however, there are no large randomized control trials specifically on 4-7-8 breathing to my knowledge, the research on( the effect of) diaphragmatic breathing on these symptoms in general is spotty, with no clear connection due to the poor quality of the studies.

3. Robert Johansson:

   Drones right now are able to detect pest outbreaks in fields so you could argue they would be very good for USDA it is just that the coverage is too spotty.

4. Brad Singer:

   Lava flows are ideal recorders of the magnetic field. They have a lot of iron-bearing minerals, and when they cool, they lock in the direction of the field, but it's a spotty record. No volcanoes are erupting continuously. So we're relying on careful field work to identify the right records.

5. Casey Delehanty:

   Data on policing is notoriously terrible, its very spotty. Its unreliable and often inaccurate, and this has really precluded a lot of study and understanding and also accountability in real-time of local, state and federal police.