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Synonyms for ragged
ˈræg ɪdragged

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. raggedadjective

    being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

    "clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"; "a ragged tramp"

    Antonyms:
    new, even, rested

  2. raggedadjective

    worn out from stress or strain

    "run ragged"

    Antonyms:
    rested, new, even

  3. raggedadjective

    having an irregular outline

    "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line"

    Antonyms:
    even, rested, new

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. raggedadjective

    Synonyms:
    tattered, torn, rent

  2. raggedadjective

    Synonyms:
    dressed in rags

  3. raggedadjective

    Synonyms:
    uneven, jagged, rough

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. raggedadjective

    Synonyms:
    rent, torn, frazzled, rough, jagged, ragamuffin, tatterdemalion

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ragged":

    shredded, uneven, unequal

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#21612uneven
#25073shredded
#25409unequal
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How to use ragged in a sentence?

  1. James Kelly:

    A ragged colt may prove a good horse. And so may an untoward slovenly boy prove a decent and useful man.

  2. Romanian Proverb:

    Under a ragged coat lies wisdom.

  3. Peggy Noonan:

    I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.

  4. Mark Twain:

    My kind of loyalty was to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.

  5. S Hayakawa:

    How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either.


Translations for ragged

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  • ممزقArabic
  • potrhaný, otrhaný, členitýCzech
  • harapiento, ajadoSpanish
  • epätasainen, rähjäinen, ryysyinen, rosoinenFinnish
  • en lambeaux, enguenillé, déguenilléFrench
  • giobachScottish Gaelic
  • ಚಿಂದಿKannada
  • haveloosDutch
  • obdartyPolish
  • esfarrapado, irregularPortuguese
  • пересечённый, неровный, изорванный, мохнáтый, косматый, изрезанный, рваный, шероховатый, оборванный, зазубренный, лохматый, резкийRussian

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