Synonyms of bedraggled
60 similar words
Another word for bedraggled is run-down. Other synonyms of bedraggled are shabby, ragtag, mangy, derelict and neglected.
Synonyms and similar words for bedraggled
adjectiveWet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
- blowsy
- dishevelled
- dowdy
- dowdyishLike a dowdy; frumpy.
- down at heel
- downgonePoor-looking; shabby.
- qualifier
- draggle-tailedSlatternly, untidy, unkempt.
- draggledHaving a limp, miserable, dilapidated appearance; bedraggled.
- frowsyHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
- frumpy
- grotty slangUnpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
- grufty BritishScruffy.
- grungy
- hashy British
- mangyWorn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
- mean
- out at the heels
- piggy
- ragtagUnkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- ribby British
- schleppySlovenly; sloppy.
- schlumpyLooking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming.
- scratty BritishThin, meagre; unkempt.
- scrofulous figuratively
- scroungy slangDirty or shabby.
- scruffy
- scrungyGrungy; shabby and dirty.
- seedy
- shabbyOf clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
- slammocky
- slatternlyAppropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.
- slobbishLike a slob; slovenly.
- slobby
- sloppy
- slovenly
- slummockySlovenly.
- sluttish
- tacky
- tore up US
- trampishLike a tramp (homeless person); scruffy.
- unfineNot fine; shabby.
- unkempt
- unshaven figuratively
- slovenlike archaic, rareSlovenly.
- unkemmed obsolete
adjectiveDecaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
- beat
- beat upBattered by time and usage; beaten up.
- beaten up
- broken-down
- crumbling
- derelictOf property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
- dilapidatedHaving fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
- neglectedSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.
- ramshackle
- ruinous
- run-downDecrepit.
- tatterdemalionTattered.
- timeworn
- tumbledownIn disrepair; poorly maintained.
Meaning of bedraggled
- adjective Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
- adjective Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
Questions about synonyms of bedraggled
- What is another word for bedraggled?
- Bedraggled has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as run-down, shabby, ragtag, mangy, derelict, neglected, mean and dilapidated.
- What does bedraggled mean?
- Bedraggled means wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
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