Thesaurus results for JAGGED

jagged

adjective

as in ragged

having an uneven edge or outline it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show

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as in uneven

not having a level or smooth surface rode our mountain bikes down the trail's jagged terrain, which made for a bumpy ride

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Recent Examples of jagged Dirty tools can introduce diseases, and jagged cuts can cause damage and create an entry point for pests. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 Victor Glover described peering at the long shadows of the lunar terminator through a telephoto lens and suddenly feeling transported down to that airless, forbidding landscape and imagining himself off-road driving among jagged peaks. —

Andrew Chaikin, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Over the banister, moonlight spilled across the foyer and illuminated a gloved hand reaching through the jagged hole in the window beside the front door. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 In a vast stony tract of desert a three-hour drive south of Cairo, tucked between jagged black mountains and the glittering Gulf of Suez, a group of Chinese engineers is quietly rewiring Egypt’s energy strategy. —

Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jagged

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So, the books around it sparkle on the shelf, and this book alone is old and ragged.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely.

— Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026