Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe patterns and arrangements in British Thesaurus

broken (adjective)

a broken pattern or sound has spaces in it

candy-striped (adjective)

covered with a pattern of narrow lines of colour on a white background

checked (adjective)

printed or woven in a pattern of squares

checkered (adjective)

the American spelling of chequered

chequered (adjective)

a chequered pattern or design consists of squares in two or more different colours

chronological (adjective)

arranged or described in the order in which events happened

criss-cross (adjective)

consisting of straight lines that cross one another

dappled (adjective)

covered with or forming areas of lighter and darker colour or light and shadow

even (adjective)

similar in size and arranged in a level line with equal spaces between

flecked (adjective)

with small spots of colour

flowered (adjective)

decorated with a pattern of flowers

flowery (adjective)

decorated with a pattern of flowers

fluted (adjective)

decorated with long deep parallel lines

formally (adverb)

in a way that relates to the form or structure of something

formally (adverb)

in a style in which plants and paths are arranged in a set of regular patterns

grained (adjective)

with fibres in a clear arrangement, pattern, or direction

-grained (suffix)

used with some adjectives for describing substances such as wood or stone that have a particular arrangement, pattern, or direction of fibres

in (adjective)

arranged in a way that forms a particular shape or pattern

linear (adjective)

formal consisting of lines or of one straight line

marbled (adjective)

containing lines of another colour that are not regular in shape

matching (adjective)

with the same colour, pattern, or design

monochrome (adjective)

art using different shades of a single colour

mottled (adjective)

covered with spots of light or dark colours of different shapes

organizational (adjective)

relating to the way in which the different parts of something are combined or arranged and work together

ornate (adjective)

decorated with complicated patterns or shapes

patterned (adjective)

decorated with a pattern

psychedelic (adjective)

psychedelic clothes, designs etc are very brightly coloured and have big unusual patterns

radial (adjective)

a radial pattern or design consists of straight lines that all go out from the centre of a circle

regular (adjective)

arranged so that there is the same amount of time between events or the same amount of space between objects

scalloped (adjective)

decorated with a row of curves along the edge

serial (adjective)

arranged in a series, or forming part of a series

serried (adjective)

literary arranged very close together in rows

shapeless (adjective)

not organized or arranged in an effective way

spaced (adjective)

arranged a particular time or distance apart

speckled (adjective)

covered with a lot of small spots or marks

spotted (adjective)

decorated or covered with a pattern of spots

spotty (adjective)

covered with a pattern of spots

striated (adjective)

a striated surface has long straight lines in it or on it

striped (adjective)

with a pattern of stripes

stripey ()

another spelling of stripy

stripy (adjective)

British with a pattern of stripes

tessellated (adjective)

formed or decorated in a pattern that is made with small pieces of glass or stone

tie-dyed (adjective)

tie-dyed cloth has unusual patterns on it made by tying the cloth before it is dyed so that the colour does not go on some parts

tiered (adjective)

arranged in rows, with each row slightly higher than the row in front

variegated (adjective)

with different colours on the leaves or flowers

well-balanced (adjective)

arranged so as to balance well