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Synonyms for straggly

Most common

rambling sprawling

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Rambling

rambling, sprawling

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Spread around in a chaotic and disorganized manner.

Related words

Word family
straggle

Example sentences

  • rambling I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.
  • sprawling Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stragglyrising
ramblingrising
sprawlingrising

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

By length

8 letters
rambling2
9 letters
sprawling2
11 letters
distributed4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rambling2 = 2 syllables).