Synonyms for Dilapidated

Synonyms for "dilapidated" (167 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(12 words)

derelict ramshackleabandoned housebedraggled broken-down careworn creakiest creaky crumbling damage decaydecayed version

ablative batteredbeat upbeat-upbeaten upbedraggled biodegradable blowzybroken downbroken-down careless chintzy corrosive crumbling damaged decayed decaying decomposable decomposing

Noun(2 words)

bedraggling creaking

Verb(1 words)

clapped

Strong matches (50)

decrepit degradable derelict destroyed dingy disintegrable disintegrated disintegrating disintegrative disjunctive disreputable disruptive dodderingdown at the heeldown-at-heeldrabbletailed draggled draggletailed dusty erosive

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faded flimsy frowzy frumpish frumpy fustygone to seedgroggy grubby hurt impairedin ragsin ruinsinformal injured loose lumpen marred messy

Adjective(8 words)

decrepit degenerate degrade deteriorate deteriorated disintegrate frowzled godforsaken

Verb(1 words)

degraded

Noun(2 words)

fleabag fleapit

Related words (83)

mildewed moldering moldy moss-grownmoth eatenmoth-eaten mussy musty negligent poky raddled ragged raggedy ramshackle ravaged resolvent ricketish rickety rocky ruined

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Adjective(14 words)

outwornpoor stateracketyramshackle arrangementrattiest ruin seedier seediest shabbiest tatterdemalion tatty tumble-down unkept unmaintained

Noun(2 words)

rattletrap rundown

Verb(2 words)

rusted slummed

Related word relations

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

6 relation types

More general

4 entries

condition damage disrepair state

More specific

8 entries

building ruincrumblingcrumbling policyderelict institutionproperty degradationramshackle ricketystructural damage

Collocations

11 entries

dilapidate buildingsdilapidate due to neglectdilapidate infrastructuredilapidate over timedilapidate rapidlydilapidated buildingdilapidated conditiondilapidated facadedilapidated housedilapidated infrastructuredilapidated state

Inflections

2 entries

dilapidates dilapidating

Derivations

3 entries

dilapidate dilapidation dilapidator

similar

1 entries

damaged

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What a home! The place looked like some disused rag-store. The large unglazed window was closed up by a dilapidated shutter.

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The crime scene was in a dilapidated motel.

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They lived in a dilapidated house.

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They used to hold raves in those dilapidated warehouses on the quay.

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Dilapidated