Synonyms for rag-tag

Most common

moth-eaten · tattered · decrepit · bedraggled · motley · jumbled

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

kempt

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.

   He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.

2. adj. 2

   Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.

   The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.

Related words

Other spellings

ragtag ragtail

Example sentences

• tattered I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
• decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.
• bedraggled The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.
• motley A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
• jumbled If you jumbled "Tokyo", you could get "Kyoto".

By length

6 letters

uneven³, motley²

7 letters

jumbled²

8 letters

tattered², decrepit³

10 letters

bedraggled³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (uneven³ = 3 syllables).