CALICO Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

calico

adjective

Definition of calico

as in speckled

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Recent Examples of calico Meet Arista, a gorgeous calico girl with playful eyes and a soft demeanor, who was saved from attempting to survive alone on the streets. — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calico

Adjective

Tegu These fat, speckled lizards hail from Argentina and arrived in Florida with a hunger for eggs— alligator, turtle, tortoise and bird alike.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Bred at the organization’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research, the tiny, speckled frogs have been reintroduced at several different high-elevation mountain habitats, including Bluff Lake in the Big Bear Valley.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of speckled

Adjective

This 24-ounce stainless steel Owala + Starbucks water bottle features a cream-colored finish with vibrant seasonal accents and a playful pumpkin design.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Dark and colored materials absorb more solar energy and consequently heat up.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of colored

Adjective

Lasagna, pot roasts, and casseroles can become rather enthusiastic while cooking, and if not tended to regularly, your oven glass could become streaked and stained.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of streaked

Adjective

These Pizza Hut classic locations include red roofs, checkered tablecloths, vinyl booths, arcade games and Tiffany-style lamps.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
The colorful fixtures became one of the chain’s most recognizable design elements alongside the red roof, vinyl booths, red cups and checkered tablecloths.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of checkered

Adjective

The change extends across the company’s cereal portfolio, which includes colorful favorites Lucky Charms and Trix, plus Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Chex, Wheaties, Reese’s Puffs, Kix and the seasonal Monster Cereals, among others.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
This was the era when Parton discovered that her fearless purview and colorful fashion sense could attract fans well beyond her core country constituency.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of colorful

Adjective

In the Italian capital, Bulgari restored the Spanish Steps, the polychrome floor mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla and the marbles of the Torlonia Collection.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Now, L'Occitane amenities and Nason Moretti glassware share space with polychrome wood ceilings that have watched over this corner of old Hispalis for 500 years.

— Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026