raggedy

The word “raggedy” has 3 syllables: rag-ge-dy

It's pronounced as /ˈræɡɪdi/


What is synonym and antonym for raggedy?

In the thesaurus, “raggedy” has 55 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for raggedy

  • badly dressed
  • badly worn
  • battered
  • bedraggled
  • broken
  • broken-down
  • decrepit
  • dilapidated
  • dingy
  • dog-eared
  • dowdy
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-the-heels
  • faded
  • frayed
  • frazzled
  • full of holes
  • grungy
  • holey
  • in rags
  • in shreds
  • in tatters
  • lacerate
  • lacerated
  • mangy
  • moth-eaten
  • out at elbows
  • out at the elbows
  • patchy
  • poorly made
  • ragged
  • ragtag
  • ratty
  • ripped
  • rugged
  • run-down
  • scraggy
  • scroungy
  • scruffy
  • scuzzy
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shaggy
  • shoddy
  • shredded
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tattered
  • threadbare
  • torn
  • torn to pieces
  • unkempt
  • worn-out

Antonyms for raggedy

  • brand-new
  • dolled up
  • dressed up
  • new
  • spic-and-span
  • spick-and-span
  • spiffy
  • unused

Meanings of raggedy

  • adjective
    1. (of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.
    2. (of a person) Wearing torn or tattered clothes.

Example Sentences

  • She clutched her old raggedy doll tightly, finding comfort in its familiar embrace.
  • The children giggled as they played with their raggedy toys, their imaginations running wild.
  • Despite its raggedy appearance, the blanket held sentimental value, passed down through generations.
  • The dog happily wagged its tail, its fur a bit raggedy from romping through the woods.
  • Her raggedy jeans were a testament to the adventures she had experienced and the memories made along the way.

On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raggedy, such as: badly dressed, badly worn, battered, bedraggled, brand-new, broken, broken-down.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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ragged

  • abused
  • admonished
  • assailed
  • attacked
  • bad-mouthed
  • badly dressed
  • badly worn
  • basted
  • battered
  • bawled out
  • bedraggled
  • belittled
  • berated
  • blamed
  • blasted
  • broken
  • broken-down
  • bumpy
  • burred
  • called down
  • castigated
  • censured
  • chastised
  • chewed out
  • chid
  • chided
  • coarse
  • condemned
  • contemptible
  • craggy
  • criticized
  • crucified
  • crude
  • decrepit
  • denounced
  • desultory
  • dilapidated
  • dingy
  • disorganized
  • disparaged
  • dissed
  • dog-eared
  • dowdy
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-the-heels
  • dressed down
  • excoriated
  • faded
  • faulted
  • flayed
  • fragmented
  • frayed
  • frazzled
  • full of holes
  • grungy
  • hammered
  • harangued
  • harsh
  • holey
  • in holes
  • in rags
  • in tatters
  • inexact
  • irregular
  • jagged
  • jawed
  • keelhauled
  • knobbly
  • knobby
  • knocked
  • knurled
  • knurly
  • lacerate
  • lacerated
  • laid into
  • lambasted
  • lashed
  • lectured
  • lopsided
  • lumpy
  • mangy
  • mean
  • mocked
  • moth-eaten
  • nonuniform
  • notched
  • nubbly
  • nubby
  • out at elbows
  • out at the elbows
  • panned
  • patched
  • patchy
  • pebbly
  • pitted
  • pocked
  • poor
  • poorly made
  • put down
  • raggedy
  • ragtag
  • rated
  • ratty
  • rebuked
  • rent
  • reprehended
  • reprimanded
  • reproached
  • reproved
  • reviled
  • ridiculed
  • rough
  • roughened
  • rugged
  • run-down
  • rutted
  • rutty
  • sandpapery
  • saw-toothed
  • scoffed
  • scolded
  • scored
  • scorned
  • scourged
  • scraggly
  • scraggy
  • scratchy
  • scroungy
  • scruffy
  • scuzzy
  • seedy
  • serrate
  • serrated
  • shabby
  • shaggy
  • shoddy
  • shredded
  • slammed
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tattered
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • tongue-lashed
  • took to task
  • torn
  • unaligned
  • unbalanced
  • undulating
  • undulatory
  • uneven
  • unfinished
  • unkempt
  • unpressed
  • upbraided
  • vituperated
  • wavy
  • worn-out
  • worse for wear

ragtag

ratty

tatterdemalion

  • abandoned
  • badly dressed
  • badly worn
  • battered
  • beat-up
  • bedraggled
  • bombed-out
  • broken
  • broken-down
  • damaged
  • decaying
  • decrepit
  • desolate
  • destroyed
  • deteriorated
  • deteriorating
  • dilapidated
  • dingy
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-the-heels
  • dumpy
  • forlorn
  • frayed
  • frazzled
  • full of holes
  • godforsaken
  • gone to seed
  • grungy
  • harmed
  • hurt
  • impaired
  • in rags
  • in shreds
  • in tatters
  • injured
  • mangy
  • mean
  • miserable
  • moth-eaten
  • neglected
  • out at elbows
  • out at the elbows
  • poorly made
  • rackety
  • ragged
  • raggedy
  • ragtag
  • ramshackle
  • rattletrap
  • ratty
  • rickety
  • ripped
  • rugged
  • ruined
  • run-down
  • scraggy
  • scroungy
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shaggy
  • shoddy
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • tattered
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tired
  • torn
  • torn to pieces
  • tumbledown
  • unkempt
  • unkept
  • worn-out
  • wrecked

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