SCRAGGY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

scraggy

adjective

ˈskra-gē

Definition of scraggy

as in jagged

having an uneven edge or outline a scraggy beard

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as in uneven

not having a level or smooth surface climbers badly scraped their limbs on the scraggy cliffs

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Recent Examples of scraggy Fauja Singh was 89, thin as a reed, and had a scraggy beard that nearly reached his chest. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2025 Three years later, the follow-up, Caroline 2, expands outward in every direction, pairing scraggy, strummed chorales with heart-on-sleeve mantras and distorted furore. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025 Airless Spaces might easily be read as the scraggy roman à clef of an ex-revolutionary, defined by its lack of engagement with the former work of its author. — Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 From scraggy shores beyond the Golden Gate to miles-long coastline in Los Angeles County to the bohemian charm of Laguna, this list of the best beaches in California might just convince you that the West Coast really is the best one, indeed. — Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025 A lot of the music that came out of the Lower East Side was very scraggy. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggy

Adjective

But early reactions confirm Moonshot’s model is a solid one, even if more jagged than Anthropic's Fable or OpenAI's Sol in some applications.

— Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
While 2022’s Trouble the Water embraced the jagged edges of Show Me the Body’s sludgy punk-metal sound, Alone Together is a sleek and streamlined album that includes their most agreeable songs yet.

— Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

The uneven overall performance can be traced back — first and foremost — to a leaky defense.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
The uneven elevation of Spain’s mountainous regions could obstruct viewing the eclipse, as could a line of trees or a smattering of buildings.

— Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

Definition of uneven

Adjective

Cool Machine, in places, is a detective novel for men on the other side of the law, who check hunches and double back on evidence and places of interest, chasing leads — and running themselves ragged.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
But even ragged with a slippery ball, the Springboks still blanked Wales in successive matches for the first time since the first two matches in this rivalry, in 1906 and 1912.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of ragged

Adjective

Damon is rugged and haunting in this absolute star turn as Odysseus, who, in a departure from the wilier original, is written as a true-hearted hero whose primary flaw was his unwavering loyalty to his men and his family.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Authorities say the incident unfolded Thursday afternoon near Gumboot Lake in Siskiyou County, a rugged forested area west of Interstate 5 and near the Oregon border.

— David Benda, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of rugged

Adjective

The result is a bulbous body atop four skinny legs, scraggly fur and a stout head with little to no neck.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Jonah Paz, with scraggly brown hair and clean features, wears a baggy red flannel and gray pants; Yaelle Avtan’s got a plume of blonde hair, pink blouse, and a tutu-y green skirt.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of scraggly

Adjective

Bannister Road has been rough to drive on for seemingly years.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The relationship between the two had been rough for a while, and Traci was excited to build a new life for herself independent of her husband.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of rough

Adjective

Divine intervention can’t repair the broken social bonds that Odysseus and Penelope (Anne Hathaway) blame for the fall of civilization.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
In 2023, after a park visitor noticed a broken Fury 325 support beam, the coaster closed for six weeks that summer.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

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