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spot

The word “spot” has 1 syllable: spot

It's pronounced as /spɑt/

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In the thesaurus, “spot” has 294 synonyms and 109 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for spot along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for spot

Antonyms for spot

Meanings of spot

  • noun
    1. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
    2. A stain or disfiguring mark.
    3. A pimple, papule or pustule.
    4. A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
    5. A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
    6. A location or area.
    7. A parking space.
    8. An official determination of placement.
    9. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
    10. A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
    11. Difficult situation; predicament.
    12. One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
    13. Penalty spot.
    14. The act of spotting or noticing something.
    15. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
    16. A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
    17. The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
    18. (in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
    19. An autosoliton.
    20. A decimal point; point.
    21. Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
    22. Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
  • verb
    1. To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
    2. To loan a small amount of money to someone.
    3. To stain; to leave a spot (on).
    4. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
    5. To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
    6. To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
    7. To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
    8. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
    9. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
    10. To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
  • adjective
    1. Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.

Example Sentences

  • There’s a dark spot on the wall.
  • We found a perfect spot for a picnic.
  • The detective managed to spot the suspect in the crowd.
  • She got a parking spot near the entrance.
  • He missed a spot while cleaning the window.

On this page you'll find 403 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to spot, such as: abundance, accidental, ace, aimless, arbitrary, arranged, atom.

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