Synonyms of scraggly

scraggly

adjective

ˈskra-g(ə-)lē 

as in jagged

having an uneven edge or outline

a scraggly little tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jagged
• ragged
• craggy
• broken
• scraggy
• rugged
• serrated
• serrate
• rough
• harsh
• roughened
• coarse
• saw-toothed
• irregular
• nonuniform
• bumpy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• soft
• smooth
• regular
• even
• uniform
• unbroken
• flat
• level
• flush
• plane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scraggly

Another scrub-jay came to join, then the pair darted into a scraggly bush. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026

In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease. — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

At his dining-room table, in a new home in a scraggly stretch of New Orleans’s Seventh Ward, Rob toggled between Facebook and WhatsApp on both his phone and laptop. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Van Der Beek looks a tad weathered for a man in his late 40s — not sure the scraggly man bun was a great choice — but otherwise projects a healthy, solid screen presence. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026