streaked
Showed lines throughout
Streaked describes something marked with streaks—lines or bands of color, light, or texture that differ from the surrounding area.
Hair can be streaked with gray, a window streaked with rain, or a sky streaked with clouds at sunset.
The word also serves as the past tense of streak: She streaked her hair blonde or He streaked across the field.
When someone has streaked somewhere, they've moved very fast—or, more notoriously, run naked through a public place.
Spread carelessly across
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- dirtyNot clean
- soiledMade unclean
blotched · marked · splotched · sullied · besmirched · tarnished · spotted · muddied
Having contrasting bands
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- scoredEarned points in competition
ribbed · pinstriped · striated · hatched · furrowed · ruled · etched · seamed
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- brindledStreaked with darker color
- marbledStreaked with irregular patterns
- speckledDotted with small marks
pied · grizzled · roan · piebald · tabby · tortoiseshell · flecked · splashed
Moved with sudden speed
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- racedMoved with great speed
- sprintedRan at top speed
- flewTraveled through air
rushed · zoomed · tore · sped · hurtled · blazed · flashed · whizzed
Covered with icy film
- balayageFreehand hair-painting technique
- ombreGraduated color effect
- foiledPrevented from succeeding
- sun-kissedWarmed and colored by daylight
bleached · tipped · lowlighted · dyed · colored
smeared
Spread carelessly across
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- dirtyNot clean
soiled · blotched · marked · splotched · sullied · besmirched · tarnished · spotted · muddied · grimy
striped
Having contrasting bands
scored · ribbed · pinstriped · striated · hatched · furrowed · ruled · etched · seamed · ridged
mottled
Having irregular color patches
speckled · pied · grizzled · roan · piebald · tabby · tortoiseshell · flecked · splashed · stippled
dashed
Moved with sudden speed
flew · rushed · zoomed · tore · sped · hurtled · blazed · flashed · whizzed · darted
frosted
Covered with icy film
sun-kissed · bleached · tipped · lowlighted · dyed · colored
- discoloredstained, faded, yellowed, browned, bleached
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- surface patternsmottled, lined, marbled, textured, patterned
- bird markingsbars, bands, barred, banded, spots
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
streakedunstreaked
Having no lines
solid · plain · unpatterned · monochromatic · monochrome
streakeduniform
Identical throughout
even · consistent · homogeneous · unvaried · regular
streakedspotless
Completely free of marks
clean · clear · pristine · streak-free · immaculate
- winning streakConsecutive successes over time
- losing streakSeries of consecutive defeats
- lucky streakSustained run of wins
- hot streakSustained period of success
- mean streakTendency toward malice
- win streak
streak, streaks, streaky, streaking, streakier, streakiest, streakiness, unstreaked