Synonyms of shaggy

shaggy

adjective

ˈsha-gē 

1

as in hairy

covered with or as if with hair

a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hairy
• silky
• hirsute
• furred
• fluffy
• woolly
• bristly
• furry
• brushy
• unshorn
• cottony
• bearded
• fleecy
• rough
• fuzzy
• bewhiskered
• whiskered
• mustachioed
• stubbly
• stubbled
• downy
• nappy
• linty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bald
• smooth
• hairless
• glabrous
• shorn
• shaved
• shaven
• furless
• beardless

2

as in fuzzy

made of or resembling hair

a shaggy carpet that was a relic of the 1970s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hairy
• fuzzy
• rough
• fluffy
• woolly
• furry
• puffy
• downy
• nappy
• hairlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaggy

Early Sunday morning, near the Place de la République, a part-time crossing guard named Joëlle, 71, scanned the wreckage along the Boulevard Voltaire from a bench, holding her shaggy shepherd mix, Pollux, on a leash. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The world could use more shaggy hangouts and layered mysteries, let alone series that manage to be both at the same time. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Using a wooden spoon or the stand mixer, mix until a shaggy dough forms. — Hali Bey Ramdene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026

For a look that’s less voluminous and shaggy, leave the layering until a point just past your bangs at about chin length. — Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026