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RAGGED Synonyms

There are 63 synonyms of the word ragged. (exact relations)
There are 31 hypernyms of the word ragged. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for RAGGED

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frayed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• worn away or tattered along the edges

scruffy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shabby and untidy

shabby
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing signs of wear and tear

• mean and unworthy and despicable

tattered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

• ruined or disrupted

threadbare
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

torn
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having edges that are jagged from injury

• disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

unkempt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not neatly combed

• not properly maintained or cared for

worn-out
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used until no longer useful

• drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

raggedy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.

• (of a person) Wearing torn or tattered clothes.

annoy
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

bait
verb, nounv, n
noun

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

verb

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• lure, entice, or entrap with bait

• attack with dogs or set dogs upon

bedevil
verbv
verb

• treat cruelly

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

berate
verbv
verb

• censure severely or angrily

bother
verbv
noun

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

chafe
verbv
noun

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

verb

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

chide
verbv
verb

• censure severely or angrily

cod
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

• lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

• major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

adverb

• collecting the charges upon delivery

adjective satellite

• payable by the recipient on delivery

verb

• fool or hoax

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

crucify
verbv
verb

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

devil
nounn
noun

• an evil supernatural being

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

• a word used in exclamations of confusion

• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• coat or stuff with a spicy paste

dun
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• horse of a dull brownish grey color

• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

adjective satellite

• of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

verb

• treat cruelly

• persistently ask for overdue payment

• cure by salting

• make a dun color

Best Hypernyms For RAGGED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ragged, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (25)
bemock beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy criticise criticize displease fragment fragmentise fragmentize harass harry hassle hebdomad knock mock newspaper paper plague play provoke spiel week
Phrases (6)
break updance musicpick apartpiece of clothpiece of materialpractical joke

Alternatives for FRAYED

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