Synonyms of tattered

tattered 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in ragged

wearing torn or worn-out clothes

arrived at the shelter tattered and exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ragged
• raggedy
• tatterdemalion
• ragtag
• scruffy
• bedraggled
• shabby
• scroungy
• threadbare
• out at elbows
• out at the elbows
• down-at-heel
• down-at-the-heels
• down-at-the-heel
• down-at-heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spiffy
• decked (out)
• dressed up
• dolled up

• spiffy
• decked (out)
• dressed up
• dolled up

2

as in frayed

worn or torn into or as if into rags

a hobo in tattered old clothes and worn-out shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ragged
• frayed
• faded
• shabby
• raggedy
• shredded
• threadbare
• dilapidated
• ratty
• worn-out
• seedy
• scruffy
• dingy
• lacerated
• decrepit
• dowdy
• tatterdemalion
• mangy
• holey
• dog-eared
• patchy
• grungy
• lacerate
• broken-down
• scuzzy
• tacky
• moth-eaten
• run-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unused
• new
• brand-new
• spic-and-span
• spick-and-span

• unused
• new
• brand-new
• spic-and-span
• spick-and-span

tattered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tatter

as in ripped

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripped
• tore
• shredded
• ribboned
• rended
• rent
• broke
• rived
• lacerated
• mangled
• cut
• ruptured
• split
• slashed
• cleft
• cleaved
• gashed
• dismembered
• dissected
• butchered
• incised
• hacked