Synonyms of tattered
89 similar words
Another word for tattered is raggedy. Other synonyms of tattered are ragtag, tatterdemalion and mean.
Synonyms and similar words for tattered
adjectiveRent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
- raggedyTorn, ragged or tattered.
- ragtagUnkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- tatterdemalionTattered.
adjectiveDressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
- raggy
- bedraggled
- blowsy
- dishevelled
- dowdy
- dowdyishLike a dowdy; frumpy.
- down at heel
- downgonePoor-looking; shabby.
- qualifier
- draggle-tailedSlatternly, untidy, unkempt.
- draggled
- frowsyHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
- frumpy
- grotty slangUnpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
- grufty BritishScruffy.
- grungy
- hashy British
- mangy
- mean
- out at the heels
- piggy
- 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
- shabby
- 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
adjectiveDilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.
- clapped out Australia, IrelandExhausted, worn out.
- damagedThat has suffered damage.
- defective
- deteriorated
- dilapidatedHaving fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
- faulty
- munted Australia, slang
- outworn
- passé
- past it
- past one's primeNo longer in an ideal condition.
- raddledWorn-out and broken-down.
- raggedWearing tattered clothes.
- ravaged
- rinky-dink US, informal
- rough
- stale
- tired
- unimproved
- wasted
- weakenedReduced; made less strong.
- wrecked
- wrecksomeMarked by a wreck or wreckage; resembling something that has been wrecked; banged up.
- worn
- worn-out
- worsened
- beat
- beat upBattered by time and usage; beaten up.
- beaten up
- broken-down
- crumbling
- derelict
- neglectedSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.
- ramshackle
- ruinous
- run-down
- timeworn
- tumbledownIn disrepair; poorly maintained.
- effete obsolete
Meaning of tattered
- adjective Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
- adjective Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
- adjective Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.
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Questions about synonyms of tattered
- What is another word for tattered?
- Tattered has 89 synonyms on Word.ws, such as raggedy, ragtag, tatterdemalion and mean.
- What does tattered mean?
- Tattered means rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
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