splodge

Irregular colored mark

A splodge is an irregular blob or smear, typically of something wet or messy: a splodge of ink on the paper, splodges of mud on the carpet.

Chiefly British; the American equivalent is usually splotch.

As a verb, to splodge is to mark with such blobs or to apply something messily.

blob

blot

Mark left by spillage

  • blobShapeless viscous drop
  • daubApply crudely
  • dollopSmall shapeless portion

glob · smear · spot · patch · splatter · dab · splodgy · gloop · goo · slime

action

daub

Apply crudely

apply · spread · plop · slap · flick · drip · squirt · squeeze · spatter · blob

mark

inkblot

Stain from a pen

streak · imprint · smirch · tarnish · spot · trace · fingerprint · watermark · soil · dirt

art

painting

Pigment on canvas

canvas · Pollock · drip · splash · expressionism · texture · impasto · colorful · daubing · splattering

Opposites
shape precision

splodgepinpoint

Locate with exactness

dot · point · geometric shape · sharp edge · crisp edge

surface coverage

splodgeunmarked

Having no visible identification

pristine · spotless · unblemished · blank · clear

Family

splodges

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G