haggard

Examples

• All

• The door opened a crack, revealing a thin, flaccid face with haggard features.

  Fiction book (1991)

• With her face drawn, eyes haggard, and hair wild, she looks like she belongs where she is.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You look a little haggard, son.

  Shade (2003)

• All right, now that we are up close and personal, your girl was looking a bit haggard today.

  The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

• And I had these dark circles under my eyes and my Gray hair was coming in and I looked haggard and tired.

• The woman appears thin and haggard and wears a small, brave smile.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Your face is drawn and haggard, proclaiming a problem of some sort.

  The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

• Will's face is drawn and haggard from the injuries he carries.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The stubble made my face look grey and haggard; my eyes were bloodshot.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The next day, the old man wakes up groggy, haggard, and listless.

  Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

S

sickly

vshaggard

30 2.6

Often ill and looking weak or pale

is an acute tired, pale state caused by worry or lack of food

F

fatigued

vshaggard

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is visibly pale and exhausted rather than only feeling tired

G

gaunt

vshaggard

9 7.3

Very thin and pale from illness, hunger, or hard times

adds clear tiredness and worry beyond mere thinness

W

worn

vshaggard

2 2.8

Looking very tired because of too much work or worry

is paler and more gaunt, implying illness or severe exhaustion

C

careworn

vshaggard

1 7.7

Having a tired, worried face after a long time of worry or too much work

is paler and more exhausted, often from illness or lack of food

D

dough-faced

vshaggard

1 9.8

A pale, tired face that looks weak

is thinner and more exhausted, not just dull in colour

D

drawn

vshaggard

4.9

A face that looks tired, pale, and worried

is more extreme, adding exhaustion from worry, illness, or hunger

W

wan

vshaggard

7.4

Pale in the face and looking sick or unhappy

is stronger, showing deeper exhaustion and visible strain

R

raddled

vshaggard

• UK

9.9

Looking worn and tired from long hard times

is paler and thinner, not merely untidy from strain

P

peaked

vshaggard

• UK

7.2

Looking pale and weak, as if unwell

is similarly pale but more clearly exhausted and thin from hardship

P

pinched

vshaggard

6.0

A thin, drawn face that shows illness or hunger

is more generally exhausted, not only thin facially

Antonyms

F

fresh

134 1.0

Feeling rested and ready to work

V

vibrant

81 4.1

Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited

How Tired

exhausted

104 2.0

haggard

12 7.0

weary

129 3.2

tired

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology