Synonyms of scrubby

scrubby

adjective

ˈskrə-bē 

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• scruffy
• desolate
• shabby
• mangy
• tumbledown
• miserable
• tatty
• seedy
• dumpy
• grungy
• tattered
• abandoned
• ragged
• tacky
• tired
• down-at-heel
• ratty
• threadbare
• gone to seed
• sleazy
• down-at-the-heels
• ruined
• broken
• timeworn
• beat-up
• run-down
• bombed-out
• down-at-the-heel
• down-at-heels
• tatterdemalion
• mean
• dog-eared
• unkept
• moth-eaten
• dingy
• damaged
• wrecked
• forlorn
• decrepit
• ramshackle
• godforsaken
• decaying
• deteriorated
• destroyed
• rickety
• bedraggled
• deteriorating
• broken-down
• rackety
• worn-out
• injured
• hurt
• impaired
• harmed
• rattletrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• patched
• spiffy
• mended
• rebuilt
• smart
• cared-for
• spruce

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of scrubby

The rugged coasts are lined with scrubby grasses and smatterings of wildflowers, all the way up to the turquoise waters. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2022

The rocky summit is partially protected by scrubby evergreens and a fire tower affords fantastic views of all of western Maine. —Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022

Mike Wood is a forager who can find edible plants in Utah at any time of the year, and in nearly any biome — in scrubby deserts and alpine meadows, or in urban neighborhoods, growing up through cracks in sidewalks or in unmowed street medians. —Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022

One tester took it on a sweaty outing through overgrown, scrubby trail in sleety conditions, and came home warm and dry. —Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022