ragtag

Questions about ragtag

What does ragtag mean?

ragtag means "disparaging terms for the common people".

How many syllables are in ragtag?

ragtag has 2 syllables: rag-tag. The stress falls on "rag". In IPA it is /ˈɹæɡˌtæɡ/.

What is another word for ragtag?

Close synonyms include rabble, riffraff, ragtag and bobtail. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ragtag a common word?

ragtag is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ragtag?

2 words rhyme with ragtag. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.