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

The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

Household financial resilience also remains uneven, even when many adults report doing okay or living comfortably.

— Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The uneven workmanship of the double stitching suggests the giant flag was likely made by amateurs, curators with the historical society have determined.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of uneven

Adjective

This leaves ragged and bruised leaf tips behind that quickly turn brown and are more susceptible to disease.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
His hushed, ragged whisper feels suitably weathered, fitting a collection of songs that never are in a hurry.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

Definition of ragged

Adjective

California is returning a stretch of rugged Mendocino County coast to the Indigenous nations whose ancestors once stewarded its shores.

— Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
California is returning a stretch of rugged Mendocino County coast to the Indigenous nations whose ancestors once stewarded its shores.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of rugged

Adjective

Prison life hasn't been easy on Otto, who has dungeon hair, sunken eyes and a scraggly beard.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 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

The system now has to know when the caller has finished speaking, tolerate noise and accents, respond fast enough that silence doesn't feel broken and sound natural enough that people don't hang up.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
During the 2024 season, Pasquantino had a broken thumb after a freak play against the Astros in Houston.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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