Synonyms of tatty

tatty

adjective

ˈta-tē 

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

the owner has let the restaurant become increasingly tatty over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tatty

Look closely, and the beggar’s left hand has disappeared, tucked inside the placket of his tatty jacket. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023

Stay at the grand but tatty Sofitel Winter Palace, overlooking the Nile on the east bank, or the boutiquey, just renovated Al Moudira, amid farmland on the west bank. —Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023

And the Brits find themselves at a disadvantage when their vaunted national security apparatus proves to be a bit tatty. —John Anderson, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2023

Her mordant social commentary is lodged between the glamorous fizz of Warhol and the tatty thrift store aesthetic of Mike Kelley. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022