A ragtag group of anarchists is squatting in abandoned buildings in Boston.
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Ragtag
Synonyms for "ragtag" (19 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Related words (9)
Noun(4 words)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- раздърпан adj (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair)
Czech
2 entries- chatrný adj (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair)
- ubohý adj (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair)
Dutch
2 entries- allegaartje adj (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components)
- versleten adj (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair)
Russian
2 entries- ветхий adj (unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair)
- разношёрстный adj (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components)
Swedish
1 entries- brokig adj (very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A ragtag group of protesters marched on the capital.
Source: tatoeba (11454707)
He liked to wear an old ragtag coat that was so threadbare that he'd get sunburned through it.
Source: wiktionary
The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.
Source: wiktionary
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