PEPPERED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

peppered 1 of 2

adjective

as in sprinkled

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peppered

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verb

past tense of pepper

as in sprayed

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

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as in dotted

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

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Adjective

Highlighting the list is Luis Chávez, who scored a goal in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and peppered goalkeepers with 10 shots. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026 Other vegetarian items include a black peppered tofu dish with rice that can also be ordered vegan. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 The peppered bird seed is perfectly safe for our avian friends, but rodents really don’t like it. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 Members of Community Board 12 alerted the 66th Precinct on Tuesday after the hateful graffiti was found peppered throughout the park. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026 And still, given that Spurs’ creative issues persist and Monaco peppered Vicario’s goal with 23 shots, seemingly slicing through a defence which had previously looked so secure with ease, Tottenham escaped with another away point. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 Yes, it's all peppered throughout. — Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025 In those early days, Nola’s bath time routine became peppered with questions. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025

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Moments earlier, Devers worked up a sweat as infield coach Ron Washington peppered him with grounders. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 In response, the researchers peppered Copilot with questions about the guardrails that required user confirmation before the assistant could execute powerful commands. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Fiscal came back with a tombstone attempt, but Fenix escaped and peppered him with more kicks. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Six weeks after Beloozerov’s funeral, the FBI peppered Marina with questions during an hourslong interview at the agency’s field office in Washington. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The typical guests were generally older couples, average age somewhere around 55-65, peppered here and there with larger groups of friends or families. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 This is a sport in which bodies get crunched, ears, noses and faces get peppered, and matches can be won by an anaconda choke or a guillotine choke. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Perturbed, Denise angrily peppered her boyfriend with bullets during a dominating paintball performance. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Yet for how often Spain peppered Argentina’s defense with shots, its brilliant goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez rebuffed every Spanish attempt while setting a record for saves in the World Cup final with 11. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppered

Adjective

For an easy finishing touch, toss a dotted floral throw pillow onto your sofa or bed to bring in warmer tones and cozier textures.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dotted

Verb

There, sprinklers sprayed water across the track ensuring that our route, a coned course with tight, tricky curves and acceleration alleys, would challenge me at every turn.

— Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The seats are being shaken, water and scents are being sprayed.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprayed

Verb

Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Warren Buffett went long in his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders—often 10,000-plus words, deep on the year’s lessons and the company’s results, sprinkled with folksy wisdom.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

Adjective

Pay attention to ordinary pleasures, like a warm bed on a cold night, a good cup of coffee, or a brightly colored bird outside the window.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Oyster shells—colored brown, gray, or white externally—have the roughest texture of the three bivalves.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of colored

Adjective

Portuguese touches are incorporated here too; the blanket on the bed comes from Burel and is made using wool from Serra de Estrela sheep into colorful, contemporary designs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
But the city of Smyrna is trying to change that, turning some of those refrigerator-sized metal cabinets into colorful works of public art.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of colorful

Adjective

In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The delicate stippled pattern is reminiscent of shifting clouds that add depth and movement while maintaining an airiness.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026

Definition of stippled

Adjective

In reality, EcoBirdy’s signature speckled finish is made from recycled plastic toys—a fitting second life for a table designed to be covered in them.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
Anglers often congregate at Eagle Point Fishing Camp, where the bay’s crosscurrents attract redfish, speckled trout, flounder, and more.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

Definition of speckled

Adjective

The traffic safety law, Assembly Bill 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet when a curb extension is present.

— Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Their sometimes fiery back and forth in the virtual group interview was a marked contrast to some of their in-person group appearances before civic organizations and Democratic Party organizations.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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