Synonyms & related words for scabby

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of scabby — including scabbed, mangy, scabrous, scruffy, scurfy, flyblown. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to scabby

Explore words related to scabby — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include scabbiness, scabs, manginess, scabbing, crusty, manky, grubby, ratty. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for scabby

Common synonyms for scabby include scabbed, mangy, scabrous, scruffy, scurfy, flyblown, lepidote, maggoty — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does scabby come from?

The word scabby breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root scab-, from Latin scabere (“to scratch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.