RAGGEDY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

raggedy

adjective

ˈra-gə-dē

Definition of raggedy

as in tattered

wearing torn or worn-out clothes raggedy urchins playing in the village streets

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as in ragged

worn or torn into or as if into rags wears raggedy old T-shirts and jeans around the house

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Recent Examples of raggedy And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing. — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025 The titular town is a serene speck of a place in the west of Japan, near a mountain also called Nagi, a beautiful but raggedy landscape that patchworks swathes of virgin forest, farmed fields and twinkling solar panels. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 And to think there was a time not long ago when the New York Knicks’ defense was in the same raggedy conversation as the 19-win New Orleans Pelicans. — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raggedy

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Adjective

There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
His main challenge will be to overcome Starmer's inability to deliver promised economic growth, repair tattered public services and ease the cost of living.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of tattered

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This leaves ragged and bruised leaf tips behind that quickly turn brown and are more susceptible to disease.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
His hushed, ragged whisper feels suitably weathered, fitting a collection of songs that never are in a hurry.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

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