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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In the foreground of the painting was a car encampment with a tattered floral sheet woven through the windows, cloth tarps and couch cushions creating a shield against the elements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

And it means that every existing banknote matters more than ever - no matter how tattered.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The riverbed wound its way through high-standing firs and tattered alders, but after a little time the embankment fell away and a sparse forest became their only cover.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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