Synonyms of ratty

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ratty

adjective

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1

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• tatty
• tattered
• scruffy
• mangy
• shabby
• dumpy
• abandoned
• ragged
• tired
• miserable
• grungy
• threadbare
• scrubby
• tumbledown
• desolate
• tacky
• seedy
• beat-up
• timeworn
• tatterdemalion
• down-at-heel
• dog-eared
• sleazy
• ruined
• moth-eaten
• broken
• down-at-the-heels
• run-down
• damaged
• unkept
• bombed-out
• down-at-the-heel
• down-at-heels
• dingy
• mean
• decrepit
• wrecked
• gone to seed
• bedraggled
• godforsaken
• forlorn
• deteriorated
• rickety
• decaying
• ramshackle
• deteriorating
• worn-out
• destroyed
• broken-down
• rattletrap
• rackety
• injured
• hurt
• impaired
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• maintained
• brand-new
• spiffy
• mended
• patched
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• spruce
• kept-up
• cared-for
• smart

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• new
• fresh
• maintained
• brand-new
• spiffy
• mended
• patched
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• spruce
• kept-up
• cared-for
• smart

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2

as in tattered

worn or torn into or as if into rags

can I use this ratty old T-shirt to wipe up some paint?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

3

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

I get pretty ratty after hours of dealing with demanding customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• crotchety
• grouchy
• fiery
• grumpy
• petulant
• crabby
• irascible
• peevish
• stuffy
• raspy
• snappish
• waspish
• cranky
• snarky
• testy
• snippy
• cross
• prickly
• snarly
• pettish
• short
• cantankerous
• ornery
• choleric
• surly
• perverse
• curmudgeonly
• bilious
• dyspeptic
• snippety
• querulous
• sensitive
• short-tempered
• snappy
• off-colored
• sullen
• disagreeable
• passionate
• sulky
• truculent
• out of humor
• fretful
• out of sorts
• contentious
• scrappy
• belligerent
• pugnacious
• bellicose
• pouty
• tetchy
• huffy
• ill-tempered
• quick-tempered
• fractious
• off-color
• argumentative
• combative
• cross-grained
• ill-humored
• bearish
• quarrelsome
• ill-natured
• disputatious
• touchy
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• sweet
• affable
• gregarious
• amiable
• companionable
• cordial
• genial
• outgoing
• extroverted
• sociable
• agreeable
• extraverted
• carefree
• easygoing
• relaxed
• stoic
• good-natured
• stoical
• tolerant
• good-tempered
• uncomplaining
• patient
• well-disposed
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering
• forbearing

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• friendly
• sweet
• affable
• gregarious
• amiable
• companionable
• cordial
• genial
• outgoing
• extroverted
• sociable
• agreeable
• extraverted
• carefree
• easygoing
• relaxed
• stoic
• good-natured
• stoical
• tolerant
• good-tempered
• uncomplaining
• patient
• well-disposed
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky
• understanding
• long-suffering
• forbearing

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4

as in lame

arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust

that's a ratty way to treat an old friend who's fallen on hard times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lame
• pitiful
• dirty
• cheap
• wretched
• nasty
• grubby
• disgusting
• scabby
• mean
• hateful
• sneaking
• vile
• cruddy
• lousy
• sorry
• deplorable
• contemptible
• pitiable
• despicable
• scurvy
• scummy
• paltry
• shabby
• loathsome
• odious
• abominable
• disreputable
• repulsive
• squalid
• shameful
• revolting
• disgraceful
• repugnant
• detestable
• execrable
• reptilian
• abhorrent
• sordid
• ignominious
• craven
• ignoble
• dishonorable
• discreditable
• condemnable
• base
• cowardly
• dastardly
• reprehensible
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• revulsive
• unethical
• low
• reproachable
• censurable
• blamable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admirable
• creditable
• meritorious
• laudable
• praiseworthy
• upright
• redoubtable
• noble
• good
• reputable
• commendable
• honorable
• scrupulous
• honest
• right
• moral
• righteous
• virtuous
• ethical
• high-minded
• principled
• right-minded

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• admirable
• creditable
• meritorious
• laudable
• praiseworthy
• upright
• redoubtable
• noble
• good
• reputable
• commendable
• honorable
• scrupulous
• honest
• right
• moral
• righteous
• virtuous
• ethical
• high-minded
• principled
• right-minded

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