The Oregon Coast Aquarium is home to hundreds of aquatic species ... including two that arrived unexpectedly after a trip across the Pacific, trapped in the hull of a derelict fishing boat.
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Derelict
//ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt//
Synonyms for "derelict" (307 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Adjective(10 words)
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (92)
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(14 words)
Adjective(3 words)
devildilatorydingydisaffecteddiscarddiscardeddisloyaldisobedientdisowneddisplaced persondisregardfuldisuseddogiedown-and-outdpdrifterdrunkardevicteeexileexpatriate
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expelleefadedfaithlessfalsefickleflea bittenfloaterflotsamflotsam and jetsamforlornfoundlingfreightergiven upgood-for-naughtgood-for-nothingheedlesshomelesshulkhuman wreckin ruinsinadvertentinattentiveinconstantirresponsibleishmaeljetsamjettisonedjunklaganlaissez fairelaissez-fairelaxlazzaroneleftleperloaferlooselowlifemalingerermaroonedmauvais sujetmean wretch
Related words (153)
muckerneglectingno goodno-goodnoninterferingnonrestrictivenot true toof bad faithoff guardoff-guardorphanoutcastoutcast of societyoutcasteoutlawoutside the gatesoutside the paleoverly permissivepariahpauvre diable
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permissivepersona non gratapilgarlicpoor creaturepoor devilprocrastinatingramshacklerecreantrefuseregardlessrejectrejectedrelaxedrubbishruinedruinousrun downrun-downsad casesad sackscampingseedyshabbyshackshipskid-row bumskimpingslackslackerslightingslipshodsloppyslovenlyslummyslurringsocial outcastsolitarystiffstraystreet arabsundownerswagmantankertatterdemalionthreadbaretotterytrashtrothlesstruantunacceptable personuncircumspectuncouthundependableundesirableunfaithfulunguardedunloyalunreliableunrigorousunsteadfastuntouchableuntrueuntrustworthyunusedunwaryunwatchfulvagvagrantvaurienwaifwaifs and strayswastrelworthless fellowwreckwretch
Adjective(24 words)
neglectedneglectfulnegligentorphanedramshacklerecklessregardlessremissruinousrun-downrundownscroungyseedyshabbyslapdashslipshodsloppyslovenlytackytatterdemalion
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Adjective(7 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
104 translations across 24 languages.
Azerbaijani
4 entries- atılmış adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- baxımsız adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- nəzarətsiz adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- tərk edilmiş adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Bulgarian
2 entries- изоставен adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- напуснат adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 疏忽的 adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- 荒廢的 /荒废的 adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Czech
1 entries- vrak noun (ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery)
Dutch
4 entries- instorten adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- uiteenvallen adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- verlaten adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- verwaarloosd adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Finnish
4 entries- huolimaton adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- hylätty adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- hylätty adj (of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space)
- laiminlyövä adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
French
4 entries- (tombé) en ruines adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- abandonné adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- délaissé adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- négligent adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
Georgian
4 entries- აოხრებული adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- გავერანებული adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- გაპარტახებული adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- გაჩანაგებული adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
German
4 entries- aufgegeben adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- pflichtvergessen adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- verfallen adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- verlassen adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Hungarian
4 entries- elhagyatott adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- elhagyott adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- elhanyagolt adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- gazdátlan adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Ingrian
1 entries- hylky noun (ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery)
Irish
4 entries- faillitheach adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- faillíoch adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- fágtha béal in airde adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- tréigthe adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Italian
4 entries- abbandonato adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- negligente adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- trascurato adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- derelitto noun (abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast)
Kazakh
1 entries- тастанды adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Latin
2 entries- derelictus adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- relictus adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Macedonian
4 entries- за́пуштен adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- на́пуштен adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- не́брежен adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- запу́стеник noun (person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs)
Occitan
2 entries- abandonat adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- negligent adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
Polish
1 entries- porzucony adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Portuguese
4 entries- abandonado adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- derelito adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- derrelicto adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- derrelito adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Russian
4 entries- бесхо́зный adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- бро́шенный adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- поки́нутый adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- изго́й noun (abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast)
Spanish
4 entries- abandonado adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- derelicto adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
- derelicto adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- negligente adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
Swedish
1 entries- utstött noun (abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast)
Turkish
2 entries- ihmalkâr adj (negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful)
- terk edilmiş adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bỏ hoang adj (given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken)
Sample sentences
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Sami is a derelict.
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In most Algerian apartment buildings, elevators are derelict and haven't worked for a long time.
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The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
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