dithered
Couldn't make up
Dithered describes something that has undergone dithering—a technique in digital imaging and audio that adds controlled noise to smooth out harsh transitions or reduce banding.
A dithered gradient shows subtle grain instead of visible steps between colors.
In computing, dithered images use scattered pixels to simulate colors unavailable in a limited palette.
The word also serves as past tense of dither: She dithered over the decision for weeks.
Changed mind repeatedly
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- equivocatedSpoke ambiguously on purpose
shilly-shallied · teetered · oscillated · waffled · faltered · hemmed and hawed · dallied · flip-flopped
Composed of visible squares
- halftonedRendered in dot patterns
- stippledMarked with small dots
- diffusedSpread widely around
- BayerGerman drug manufacturer
ordered · threshold · grayscale · bitmap · quantized · posterized · aliased · rendered
Stopped unexpectedly
- procrastinatedPostponed action unnecessarily
- dawdledMoved slowly, idly
- lingeredRemained beyond expected
- tarriedDelayed in departing
put off · postponed · idled · loitered · frittered · killed time · marked time · held back
Uneasy and apprehensive
- fretfulAnxiously irritable
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
flustered · fluttered · hand-wringing · overwrought · rattled · unnerved · in a tizzy · aflutter
vacillated
Changed mind repeatedly
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
equivocated · shilly-shallied · teetered · oscillated · waffled · faltered · hemmed and hawed · dallied · flip-flopped · seesawed
pixelated
Composed of visible squares
Bayer · ordered · threshold · grayscale · bitmap · quantized · posterized · aliased · rendered · rasterized
stalled
Stopped unexpectedly
- procrastinatedPostponed action unnecessarily
- dawdledMoved slowly, idly
- lingeredRemained beyond expected
tarried · put off · postponed · idled · loitered · frittered · killed time · marked time · held back
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
antsy · flustered · fluttered · hand-wringing · overwrought · rattled · unnerved · in a tizzy · aflutter · panicked
dithereddecided
Reached a conclusion
resolved · committed · chose · determined · concluded
- in a ditherState of anxious indecision