ragged

The word “ragged” has 2 syllables: rag-ged

It's pronounced as /ˈræɡɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for ragged?

In the thesaurus, “ragged” has 161 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for ragged

aligned
alined
approved
brand-new
clean
complete
dolled up
dressed up
endorsed
even
exact
extolled
fixed
flat
flush
horizontal
indorsed
kempt
lauded
level
new
nice
plane
plumb
polite
praised
regular
sanctioned
smooth
soft
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
spiffy
straight
tabular
true
unbroken
uniform
unused
vertical

Meanings of ragged

adjective
1. In tatters, having the texture broken.
2. Having rough edges; jagged or uneven.
3. Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise.
4. Wearing tattered clothes.
5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
6. Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
7. Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
8. Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
verb
1. To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
2. To become tattered.
3. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
4. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
5. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
6. To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
7. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
8. To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
9. To dance to ragtime music.
10. To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Example Sentences

The hiker's clothes were torn and ragged after navigating through the dense forest.
She brushed her fingers through his ragged hair, trying to soothe his troubled mind.
The old book had ragged pages, evidence of years of handling and use.
Despite the ragged appearance of the shelter, it provided much-needed refuge from the storm.
His voice was hoarse and ragged from shouting for help for hours.

On this page you'll find 201 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ragged, such as: abused, admonished, aligned, alined, approved, assailed, attacked.

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