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Definition of JAGGED

1

having an uneven edge or outline <it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show>

Synonyms broken, craggy, jagged, scraggly, scraggy

Related Words saw-toothed, serrate, serrated; harsh, rough, roughened, rugged; bumpy, coarse, irregular, nonuniform

Near Antonyms regular, uniform; flat, flush, level, plane

Antonyms clean, even, smooth, soft, unbroken

2

not having a level or smooth surface <rode our mountain bikes down the trail's jagged terrain, which made for a bumpy ride>

Synonyms broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly, ragged, rough, roughened, rugged, scraggy

Related Words lopsided, unbalanced; inexact, unaligned; rutted, rutty, undulating, undulatory, wavy; pitted, pocked; knobbly, knobby, knurled, knurly, nubbly, nubby; burred, harsh, sandpapery, scraggly, scratchy; nonuniform

Near Antonyms exact, uniform; aligned (also alined), regular, true; horizontal, tabular; plumb, straight, vertical; flush

Antonyms even, flat, level, plane, smooth