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Synonyms for spotty
ˈspɒt ispot·ty

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. spottyadjective

    Synonyms:
    SPOTTED

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "spotty":

    uneven, unequal

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How to use spotty in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Justin Rose:

    I feel like if I didn't play here it was going to be a little spotty going into the Open, i wanted to play enough golf where I'd have a read on my game going into Shinnecock. All aspects of my game are showing signs.

  3. Comptroller Scott Stringer:

    New York City Bike Share's management of Citi Bike left too many New Yorkers in the lurch, while Citi Bike has become part of our urban landscape, auditors found that the bike sharing program's spotty maintenance, poorly-cleaned bikes and substandard docking stations inconvenienced riders and discouraged growth in the system.

  4. Dennis Woodside:

    I can't say 100 % with certainty that in nine months — if there's a massive spike in demand — that we won't see some spotty shortages.

  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.


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