flyspeck

[flahy-spek] / ˈflaɪˌspɛk /

NOUN

dot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dab droplet fleck speck

STRONG

atom circle grain iota jot mite mote particle period pinpoint point spot tittle

NOUN

point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mark stop

STRONG

bit count dot fleck iota minim mite mote notch particle period scrap tittle trace

WEAK

full stop

Antonyms

STRONG

lot

WEAK

bluntness dullness personality whole

NOUN

speck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blot dot fleck iota mite particle shred splotch stain

STRONG

atom blemish crumb defect fault flaw grain jot mark modicum molecule mote point smidgen speckle spot trace whit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blank lot

STRONG

advantage benefit perfection strength

Example Sentences

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The 17-year-old best friends are neighbors in a flyspeck California town in the Mojave Desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

More procedural requirements mean more chances for a judge to flyspeck some aspect of rulemaking.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2023

“Look, I’m not going to flyspeck this,” the president added.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

The level of funding required would be a flyspeck in the military budget, not an endless boondoggle.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2018

Tom looked up and saw a tiny flyspeck roaring straight down at the ship.

From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Glanzman, Louis