full of holes

ADJECTIVE

implausible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dubious farfetched flimsy impossible improbable inconceivable incredible unbelievable unconvincing unreasonable

WEAK

doubtful far-out fishy for the birds obscure problematic puzzling reachy suspect thin too much unsubstantial weak won't hold water won't wash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable convincing credible likely plausible possible realistic reasonable tenable

ADJECTIVE

ragged

Synonyms

STRONG

battered broken dilapidated disorganized fragmented frayed frazzled jagged mean notched patched rent rough serrated shredded torn

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn contemptible crude desultory dingy down-at-the-heel in holes in rags in tatters irregular moth-eaten poor poorly made rugged scraggy seedy shabby shaggy shoddy tacky tattered tatty threadbare uneven unfinished unkempt unpressed worse for wear

Antonyms

STRONG

complete even fixed nice polite smooth

WEAK

kempt new

ADJECTIVE

raggedy

Synonyms

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn battered broken dilapidated frayed frazzled in rags in shreds in tatters moth-eaten poorly made ragged ripped rugged scraggy seedy shabby shaggy shoddy tatterdemalion threadbare torn torn to pieces unkempt

ADJECTIVE

scraggly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedraggled scruffy unkempt

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn dilapidated dingy dirty disheveled frayed frazzled grubby grungy in tatters messy moth-eaten shabby sloppy tacky tattered threadbare torn unclean uncombed ungroomed worse for wear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kempt neat tidy

ADJECTIVE

tatterdemalion

Synonyms

STRONG

shoddy

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn battered broken dilapidated frayed frazzled in rags in shreds in tatters moth-eaten poorly made ragged raggedy ripped rugged scraggy seedy shabby shaggy threadbare torn torn to pieces unkempt

ADJECTIVE

tattered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered dilapidated frayed ripped shabby threadbare torn

WEAK

badly dressed badly worn broken frazzled in rags in shreds in tatters moth-eaten poorly made rugged scraggy seedy shaggy shoddy torn to pieces unkempt

ADJECTIVE

unbelievable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonishing implausible impossible improbable inconceivable incredible outlandish preposterous too much unimaginable unthinkable

WEAK

beyond belief cockamamie cockeyed doubtful dubious far-fetched fishy flaky flimsy for the birds harebrained incogitable kooky lamebrained open to doubt past belief phony questionable reaching scatterbrained screwy staggering suspect thick thin unconvincing unsubstantial weak won't hold water won't wash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable conceivable credible imaginable likely plausible possible reasonable tenable

WEAK

real

ADJECTIVE

unconceivable

Synonyms

WEAK

doubtful dubious far-out farfetched fishy flimsy for the birds impossible improbable inconceivable incredible obscure problematic puzzling reachy shaky suspect thin too much unbelievable unconvincing unreasonable unsubstantial weak won't hold water won't wash

Example Sentences

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She has learned to use treats to make patients forget they’re being poked full of holes and needles with bright-colored handles that are easier to find.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Audits have repeatedly shown than the department’s gigantic budget is full of holes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

More often than not, they were low-level swindlers looking at a system full of holes because it was trying to do too much too fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Chris said the care provided was "full of holes" and "remarkably poorly set up to deal with that type of situation".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

There’s Mother, so meek, and blind in one eye, her hair falling out, and her shift full of holes — making a fool of his lordship.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

full of holes

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