tattered

/ˈtætəd/adj

Middle School

Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.

Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

beat beat up beaten up bedraggled blowsy broken-down clapped out crumbling damaged defective derelict deteriorated dilapidated dishevelled dowdy

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

attard battered mattered pattered flattered scattered shattered spattered splattered

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

tac tae tag taj tak tal tam tan tao tap

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

ltd data dost doty stds tada toed dusty attend dotted

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