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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How to use spotty in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.