Related Words for frayed

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worn
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Adjective, Verb
tattered
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Adjective
ragged
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Adjective
torn
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Verb
corroded
x/x
Adjective
ratty
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Noun
knotted
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Verb
frazzled
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Adjective
threadbare
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Adjective
crinkled
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Adjective
faded
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Verb
strained
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Adjective
scuffed
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Adjective
discolored
x/x
Adjective
mended
/x
Verb
yellowed
/x
Adjective
broken
/x
Adjective, Verb
deteriorated
x/xxxx
Verb
raggedy
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Name
rusted
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Adjective
rumpled
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Adjective
gnawed
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Verb
creased
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Verb
jagged
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Adjective
ripped
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Verb
damaged
/x
Verb
tangled
/x
Adjective
tatty
/x
Noun
wrinkled
/x
Adjective
crumpled
/x
Adjective
unraveled
x/x
Verb
gnarled
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Adjective
chafed
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Verb
pocked
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Adjective
scarred
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Adjective
scratchy
/x
Adjective
ruffled
/x
Adjective
tarnished
/x
Adjective
stained
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Adjective
tugged
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Verb
loose
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Adjective
roughened
/x
Adjective
abraded
x/x
Adjective
crumbled
/x
Verb
shrunken
/x
Adjective
overstretched
/x/
Adjective
loosened
/x
Verb
severed
/x
Verb
bruised
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Verb
pinched
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Adjective
shabby
/x
Adjective
twisted
/x
Adjective
disheveled
x/x
Adjective
crimped
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Adjective
faltering
/xx
Adjective
unkempt
x/
Adjective
askew
x/
Noun
buckled
/x
Adjective
rotted
/x
Adjective
dulled
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Verb
warped
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Adjective
weakened
/x
Verb
muddied
/x
Verb
chewed
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Verb
irreparably
x/xxx
Adverb
stretched
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Verb
jangled
/x
Verb
battered
/x
Adjective
tenuous
/xx
Adjective
hemmed
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Verb
wobbly
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Adjective
cracked
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Adjective
bleached
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Adjective
disintegrated
x/xxx
Verb
rippled
/x
Adjective
shaky
/x
Adjective
dilapidated
x/xxx
Adjective
distressed
x/
Adjective
crackled
/x
Verb
shriveled
/x
Adjective
muddled
/x
Adjective
fragile
/x
Adjective
rusty
/x
Noun
fringed
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Adjective
punctured
/x
Adjective
kinked
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Adjective
rickety
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Adjective
unravelled
x/x
Verb
flimsy
/x
Adjective
scorched
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Adjective
irritated
/xxx
Verb
strung
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Adjective
splintered
/x
Adjective
shredded
/x
Adjective
eroded
x/x
Adjective
degraded
x/x
Adjective
sundered
/x
Adjective
nerves
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Noun
overgrown
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Adjective
disconnected
xx/x
Adjective
blunted
/x
Adjective
ruined
/x
Adjective
weary
/x
Adjective
atrophied
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Verb
bare
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Adjective
braided
/x
Adjective
sere
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Noun
woven
/x
Verb
sagging
/x
Verb
thrown
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Verb
crushed
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Verb
stranded
/x
Adjective
fretted
/x
Adjective
shoestring
/x
Noun
tempers
/x
Noun
cuffs
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Noun
rope
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Noun
denim
/x
Noun
laces
/x
Noun
lapels
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Noun
elbows
/x
Noun
edges
/x
Noun
bathrobe
/x
Noun
collars
/x
Noun
upholstery
x/xx
Noun
twine
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Noun
jeans
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Noun
cords
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Noun
shorts
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Noun
wires
/x
Noun
strap
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Noun
overcoat
/xx
Noun
petticoats
/xx
Noun
sleeve
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Noun
carpeting
/xx
Noun
abridgement
x/x
Noun
abridgment
x/x
Noun
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
acrimony
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Noun
admiration
xx/x
Noun
admiring
x/x
Noun, Adjective
beaded
/x
Adjective
beige
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Adjective, Noun
cooing
/x
Noun
defeated
x/x
Adjective
desiring
x/xx
Noun
fond
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
hope
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Noun, Verb
impatience
x/x
Noun
impertinence
x/xx
Noun
knitted
/x
Adjective
laundered
/x
Verb
partiality
xx/xx
Noun
patched
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Adjective
paternal
x/x
Adjective
pleated
/x
Adjective
quilted
/x
Adjective
recollection
xx/x
Noun
regret
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Noun, Verb
remembrance
x/x
Noun, Verb
sequined
/x
Adjective
silken
/x
Adjective, Verb
striped
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Adjective
undone
x/
Adjective
untied
x/
Adjective
wish
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Verb, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
butt
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
sfa
x
Name
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
die
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Verb, Noun