Synonyms for Decrepit

Synonyms for "decrepit" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Adjective(7 words)

feeble infirm aged antiquated creaky crumbling debile

aged ancient anile antiquated batteredbeat upbeat-upbeaten upbedraggledbroken downbroken-down cast-off childish childlike crabbed creaking creaky crippled crumbling damaged

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debilitated

Verb(1 words)

clapped

Strong matches (43)

decayed decaying delicate derelict deteriorated dilapidated disabled disintegrating disreputable doddered doddering doddery doited dotingdown-at-heelelderly enervated enfeebled feeble flimsy

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fossilized fragile frail gaga gerontal gerontic haggard impairedin ruinsincapacitated infirm injured insubstantial mangy marred mossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eaten

Adjective(5 words)

derelict dilapidated flea-bitten frailin disrepair

Related words (72)

mummylike oldout of shapepalsied papery-skinned poor poorish powerless puny quavering ragged ramshackleravaged with agerickety rottenrotten atruined ruinousrun downrun to seed

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Adjective(10 words)

obsolete outdated outmoded ramshackle rickety run-down sapless weak weakly woebegone

Noun(1 words)

rundown

Verb(1 words)

rusted

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

4 entries

condition obsolescencephysical conditionstate

More specific

9 entries

aged individualantique machinerycrumbling wallsdilapidated buildingfrail elderinfirm patientobsolete policyoutmoded technologyramshackle shack

Collocations

6 entries

decrepit buildingdecrepit cardecrepit conditiondecrepit housingdecrepit infrastructuredecrepit state

Inflections

2 entries

more decrepitmost decrepit

Derivations

2 entries

decrepitly decrepitude

similar

2 entries

frail worn

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Holly Black was born in a decrepit Victorian house in New Jersey.

Source: tatoeba (1502870)

I have been lying around the house like a decrepit old bag of onions since I broke my leg.

Source: tatoeba (4097566)

With the police in foot pursuit, Tom ran through the decrepit fence and vaulted over a small car.

Source: tatoeba (7116741)

Your body will become decrepit, and your brain will refuse to direct it.

Source: tatoeba (9938748)

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Decrepit