tattered

[tat-erd] / ˈtæt ərd /

ADJECTIVE

shredded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered dilapidated frayed ripped shabby threadbare torn

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn broken frazzled full of holes in rags in shreds in tatters moth-eaten poorly made rugged scraggy seedy shaggy shoddy torn to pieces unkempt

Example Sentences

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But we sense from her tattered sweater and blank stare a disconnection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

A mix of government pensions, food handouts and subsidized housing provides an ever-more tattered safety net.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Vendors there were hawking shoes, used power tools and watches under tattered blue tarps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar -- lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

My shorts were tattered and straining at the seams, and I had to keep the top button open to be able to breathe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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