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Synonyms for battered

  • adjective

Most common

beat-up ratty

All synonyms

Adjective

beat-up, ratty

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

Related words

Phrases
battered baby syndrome battered child syndrome

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Battered, Batter, Bruise, Beating or Bruised?

To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • ratty I felt out of place with my ratty pants and wrinkled shirt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
batteredrising
rattyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
ratty2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ratty2 = 2 syllables).