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

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

And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing. — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025