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Synonyms & Antonyms of tattered
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
wearing torn or worn-out clothes
- arrived at the shelter tattered and exhausted
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- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels)
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2
worn or torn into or as if into rags
- a hobo in tattered old clothes and worn-out shoes
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- broken-down,
- decrepit,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- moth-eaten,
- run-down,
- scuzzy
- [slang],
- tacky
Near Antonyms for tattered
- brand-new,
- new,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- unused
tattered
verbpast tense of tatter
Synonyms of tattered (Entry 2 of 2)
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
- the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it
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The first known use of tattered was in the 14th century
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