ragtag

rag·tag

adj \ˈrag-ˌtag\

Definition of RAGTAG

1

: ragged, unkempt

2

: motley 2 <a ragtag bunch of misfits>

Examples of RAGTAG

1. a ragtag group of musicians
2. <the team was a ragtag bunch who had only one thing in common: a lack of skill>

Origin of RAGTAG

ragtag and bobtail

First Known Use: 1865

Related to RAGTAG

Synonyms: assorted, eclectic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie, mixed, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, miscellaneous, varied

Antonyms: homogeneous

Related Words: manifold, multifarious; multiple, multiplex, myriad; disparate, divergent, diverse, sundry, various; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, farraginous, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled; amalgamated, blended, combined, commingled, commixed, conglomerated, fused, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled; composite, conglomerate, hybrid; unclassified, unsorted

Near Antonyms: monolithic, uniform; alike, identical, like, same; distinct, distinctive, individual, separate

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Rhymes with RAGTAG

air bag, beanbag, black-flag, blue flag, brown-bag, chin-wag, dirtbag, dishrag, dog tag, do-rag, fleabag, flight bag, gasbag, grab bag, greylag, handbag, hangtag, ice bag, jet lag, kit bag, mailbag, mixed bag, phone tag, postbag, price tag, ragbag, ratbag, red flag, sandbag, schoolbag, seabag, sight gag, Sontag, sweet flag, tea bag, time lag, tote bag, washrag, white flag, wigwag, windbag, workbag, zigzag