ragged

adjective

rag·ged ˈra-gəd How to pronounce ragged (audio)

: roughly unkempt

: having an irregular edge or outline

: torn or worn to tatters

: worn-out from stress and strain

ran herself ragged

: wearing tattered clothes

: straggly

: executed in an irregular or uneven manner

of a sound : harsh, dissonant

raggedly adverb

raggedness noun

Example Sentences

a boy in ragged jeans You look a little ragged—did you have a rough week?

Recent Examples on the Web The Sky got off to a ragged start in the first quarter, too, but slogged their way back into the lead in the second and found a defensive spark in the third, pushing the advantage to 10 points.

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Getting to the right decision is often ragged and ugly.

Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 McKenzie finished his ragged start with a dominant sixth inning, retiring the side in order with two strikeouts.

Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 Through ragged breaths and distressed cries, callers described how one man killed a man and held one woman hostage before shooting and killing her and himself at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Edgewater on Monday.

Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Butterflies floated over stalks of milkweed, and an indigo bunting piped from a treetop at the edge of a ragged field.

Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 31 July 2022 This is Adam Goldstein’s pitch to Angelenos run ragged by traffic: air taxis.

Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 Outside the hut, children kicked a ragged soccer ball.

Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 In from of them, below them, came small and ragged white clouds, following one after the other in a northbound parade.

Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 See More

ragged 1 of 2

adjective

as in jagged

having an uneven edge or outline the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

jagged
broken
scraggly
craggy
scraggy
roughened
rugged
rough
serrated
irregular
serrate
saw-toothed
coarse
harsh
bumpy
nonuniform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

clean
soft
smooth
uniform
regular
even
unbroken
flat
level
flush
plane

as in tattered

worn or torn into or as if into rags finally convinced her to throw away her favorite pair of jeans, ragged from years of yard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

as in uneven

not having a level or smooth surface she cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid

Synonyms & Similar Words

jagged
uneven
rough
rugged
broken
irregular
roughened
lumpy
wavy
coarse
scraggy
pebbly
bumpy
rutted
lopsided
unbalanced
undulating
pocked
pitted
scraggly
harsh
unaligned
rutty
scratchy
burred
inexact
undulatory
knobby
nubby
nonuniform
knobbly
knurled
sandpapery
nubbly
knurly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

smooth
uniform
flat
even
regular
true
level
exact
aligned
vertical
plane
straight
horizontal
alined
tabular
flush
plumb

as in raggedy

wearing torn or worn-out clothes ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

tattered
raggedy
ragtag
scruffy
tatterdemalion
bedraggled
shabby
scroungy
out at elbows
threadbare
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

ragged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rag

as in scolded

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses

Synonyms & Similar Words

scolded
lectured
reprimanded
criticized
blamed
flayed
berated
upbraided
attacked
chewed out
mocked
hammered
laid into
admonished
jawed
chastised
rebuked
bawled out
dressed down
called down
lambasted
keelhauled
tongue-lashed
castigated
basted
faulted
scored
reproached
lashed
assailed
slammed
knocked
blasted
rated
abused
reamed (out)
chid
scourged
reviled
excoriated
disparaged
took to task
panned
ridiculed
vituperated
crucified
harangued
condemned
belittled
reprehended
denounced
scorned
ranted (at)
read the riot act (to)
reproved
railed (at or against)
scoffed
chided
bad-mouthed
censured
dissed
remonstrated (with)
put down
laced (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

indorsed
endorsed
approved
sanctioned
praised
extolled
lauded

单词	ragged
释义	ragged adjective rag·ged ˈra-gəd 1 : roughly unkempt 2 : having an irregular edge or outline 3 a : torn or worn to tatters b : worn-out from stress and strain ran herself ragged 4 : wearing tattered clothes 5 a : straggly b : executed in an irregular or uneven manner c of a sound : harsh, dissonant raggedly adverb raggedness noun Synonyms broken craggy jagged scraggly scraggy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a boy in ragged jeans You look a little ragged—did you have a rough week? Recent Examples on the Web The Sky got off to a ragged start in the first quarter, too, but slogged their way back into the lead in the second and found a defensive spark in the third, pushing the advantage to 10 points. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Getting to the right decision is often ragged and ugly. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 McKenzie finished his ragged start with a dominant sixth inning, retiring the side in order with two strikeouts. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 Through ragged breaths and distressed cries, callers described how one man killed a man and held one woman hostage before shooting and killing her and himself at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Edgewater on Monday. Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Butterflies floated over stalks of milkweed, and an indigo bunting piped from a treetop at the edge of a ragged field. Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 31 July 2022 This is Adam Goldstein’s pitch to Angelenos run ragged by traffic: air taxis. Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 Outside the hut, children kicked a ragged soccer ball. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 In from of them, below them, came small and ragged white clouds, following one after the other in a northbound parade. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing ragged ragged robin on the ragged edge run (someone) ragged ragged robin on the ragged edge run (someone) ragged Kids Definition ragged adjective rag·ged ˈra-gəd 1 : having a rough or uneven edge or outline ragged cliffs 2 : very worn-out : tattered ragged clothes 3 : wearing very worn-out clothes 4 : done in an uneven way a ragged performance ragged 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in jagged having an uneven edge or outline the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jagged broken scraggly craggy scraggy roughened rugged rough serrated irregular serrate saw-toothed coarse harsh bumpy nonuniform Antonyms & Near Antonyms clean soft smooth uniform regular even unbroken flat level flush plane See More 2 as in tattered worn or torn into or as if into rags finally convinced her to throw away her favorite pair of jeans, ragged from years of yard work Synonyms & Similar Words tattered faded frayed raggedy shabby ratty threadbare scruffy worn-out seedy shredded dilapidated dingy lacerated dowdy decrepit mangy tatterdemalion patchy holey scuzzy grungy lacerate broken-down tacky dog-eared run-down moth-eaten Antonyms & Near Antonyms unused new brand-new spic-and-span spick-and-span 3 as in uneven not having a level or smooth surface she cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid Synonyms & Similar Words jagged uneven rough rugged broken irregular roughened lumpy wavy coarse scraggy pebbly bumpy rutted lopsided unbalanced undulating pocked pitted scraggly harsh unaligned rutty scratchy burred inexact undulatory knobby nubby nonuniform knobbly knurled sandpapery nubbly knurly Antonyms & Near Antonyms smooth uniform flat even regular true level exact aligned vertical plane straight horizontal alined tabular flush plumb See More 4 as in raggedy wearing torn or worn-out clothes ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks Synonyms & Similar Words tattered raggedy ragtag scruffy tatterdemalion bedraggled shabby scroungy out at elbows threadbare 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 ragged 2 of 2 verb past tense of rag as in scolded to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses Synonyms & Similar Words scolded lectured reprimanded criticized blamed flayed berated upbraided attacked chewed out mocked hammered laid into admonished jawed chastised rebuked bawled out dressed down called down lambasted keelhauled tongue-lashed castigated basted faulted scored reproached lashed assailed slammed knocked blasted rated abused reamed (out) chid scourged reviled excoriated disparaged took to task panned ridiculed vituperated crucified harangued condemned belittled reprehended denounced scorned ranted (at) read the riot act (to) reproved railed (at or against) scoffed chided bad-mouthed censured dissed remonstrated (with) put down laced (into) Antonyms & Near Antonyms indorsed endorsed approved sanctioned praised extolled lauded See More
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ragged

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