RAGGED Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈra-gəd

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

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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

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as in uneven

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

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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

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ragged

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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

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Mower blades tend to make ragged, rough cuts that leave the lawn uneven and tinged brown in some areas. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024 At some point, Hughes began visiting the old movie ranch above Chatsworth where Manson lived with a ragged band of followers, mostly young women. —

Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024 In the end, Dawn’s beginning is a momentous tease, misleading in its ragged intensity and, yes, efficiency. —

A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024 And for all the intensity of the crowd’s howling, their voices never quite drowned out the ragged power of Bryan’s singing, which if anything has gotten more unruly as his success has brought him closer to the center of pop. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ragged

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