Tattered synonyms

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torn
The definition of torn is ripped or shredded.
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ragged
Dressed in tattered or threadbare clothes:
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rundown
Dirty and dilapidated:
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shabby
Despicable; mean:
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decrepit
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
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broken-down
Sick or worn out, as by old age or disease
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ratty
Similar to a rat; ratlike.
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past cure (or hope)
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tacky
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
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ripped
Pulled away from forcefully.
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squalid
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
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threadbare
The definition of threadbare is something worn down to the threads, or old clothes.
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frazzled
Stressed and exhausted either physically or emotionally
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raggedy
Tattered or worn-out; ragged.
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shaggy
Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
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shredded
(Bodybuilding): Having extreme muscular definition.
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dingy
The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
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down-at-heel
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
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faded
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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mangy
Shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
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seedy
Full of seeds
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shoddy
Contemptible; mean; low
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sleazy
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
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all the worse for wear
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gone to pot (or seed)
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dilapidated
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
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frayed
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decaying
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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scrubby
Paltry, shabby, etc.
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scruffy
Shabby; untidy.
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disheveled
Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing.
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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Tattered Sentence Examples

  • Martha lugged out a tattered game of Monopoly.

  • I don't want you running around in tattered clothes.

  • She was dressed in a tattered coat, hands in her lap, sitting as nervously as an immigrant awaiting deportation.

  • Beside him rode an hussar, with a boy in a tattered French uniform and blue cap behind him on the crupper of his horse.

  • Cynthia Dean kept pushing away all other thoughts from his tattered mind.

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