Synonyms of raggedy

raggedy

adjective

ˈra-gə-dē 

1

as in tattered

wearing torn or worn-out clothes

raggedy urchins playing in the village streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tattered
• ragged
• out at elbows
• scruffy
• shabby
• ragtag
• scroungy
• bedraggled
• tatterdemalion
• threadbare
• down-at-the-heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decked (out)
• spiffy
• dressed up
• dolled up

2

as in ragged

worn or torn into or as if into rags

wears raggedy old T-shirts and jeans around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tattered
• ragged
• faded
• frayed
• shabby
• seedy
• ratty
• threadbare
• scruffy
• worn-out
• shredded
• dingy
• dilapidated
• dowdy
• mangy
• decrepit
• patchy
• holey
• tatterdemalion
• grungy
• lacerate
• tacky
• broken-down
• scuzzy
• dog-eared
• run-down
• moth-eaten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• unused
• brand-new
• spick-and-span

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raggedy

But when this happens, that raggedy towel doesn't need to be thrown out quite yet. — Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026

Women were very fashionable in Cairo and never dared go out in raggedy clothes. — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Watch when your raggedy TV works, anyway. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026

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