JAGGED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for JAGGED?

Need another word that means the same as “jagged”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “jagged” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Jagged” are: erose, jaggy, notched, toothed, scraggy, spiky, spiked, barbed, snaggy, pointed, ragged, craggy, rough, uneven, irregular, broken

Jagged as an Adjective

Definitions of "Jagged" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jagged” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed.
• Having a sharply uneven surface or outline.
• With rough, sharp points protruding.

Synonyms of "Jagged" as an adjective (16 Words)

barbed	Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Barbed arrows.
broken	Having been broken. He pressed onwards over the broken ground.
craggy	Having hills and crags. A craggy coastline.
erose	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed.
irregular	Lacking continuity or regularity. An irregular heartbeat.
jaggy	Prickly. A jaggy sweater.
notched	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. Notched bamboo sticks.
pointed	Having a sharpened or tapered tip or end. His face tapers to a pointed chin.
ragged	Suffering from exhaustion or stress. Herded the class into a ragged line.
rough	Violently agitated and turbulent. Rough gemstones.
scraggy	(of a person or animal) thin and bony. Scraggy mongrels.
snaggy	Having sharp, angular, or jagged projections. His teeth were snaggy and broken.
spiked	Having a long sharp point.
spiky	Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots. His hair was dark and spiky.
toothed	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. Saw toothed.
uneven	Not fairly matched as opponents. Uneven spacing.

Usage Examples of "Jagged" as an adjective

• The jagged edges gashed their fingers.
• The jagged outline of the crags.
• Her jagged nerves.

Associations of "Jagged" (30 Words)

approximative	(of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something. A crudely approximative outline.
asperity	Harshness of tone or manner. The asperity of northern winters.
asymmetric	Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components.
bumpy	(of a journey or other movement) involving sudden jolts and jerks. A bumpy country road.
craggy	(of a man’s face) rugged and rough-textured in an attractive way. A craggy coastline.
erratic	Having no fixed course. Erratic winds are the bane of a sailor.
grating	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. The continual praise of the good old days can become grating.
gravelly	Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel. A dry gravelly soil.
hilly	Having many hills. Hilly terrain.
hinterland	A remote and undeveloped area. A market town serving its rich agricultural hinterland.
imprecise	Not precise. The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions.
inexact	Not exact. An inexact description.
jag	Cut teeth into make a jagged cutting edge. He clutched a jag of the rock.
lined	Marked or covered with lines. Their lined faces were immeasurably sad.
mountainous	Very large; huge. Mountainous waves.
patchy	Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. Patchy fog.
ragged	(of cloth or clothes) old and torn. He looked a little ragged a little shadowy beneath the eyes.
rugged	(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface. Rugged ground.
serrate	Serrated. Leaves with serrate margins.
serrated	Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex. A knife with a serrated edge.
sharply	With a sudden, piercing physical sensation or effect; intensely. Prices rose sharply.
sketchy	(of a picture) resembling a sketch; consisting of outline without much detail. A sketchy neighbourhood.
stony	(of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal. Rough stony paths.
toothed	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. Saw toothed.
unbalance	A lack of symmetry, balance, or stability. This sharing can often unbalance even the closest of relationships.
uneven	Lacking consistency. Uneven spacing.
unfinished	Not brought to the desired final state. The building is still unfinished.
unkind	Inconsiderate and harsh to others. The unkindest cut of all.
wavy	Divided or edged with a line formed of alternating shallow curves. The leaf has a wavy edge.