The suspect was hiding in one of those ramshackle buildings near the pier.
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Ramshackle
/ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/
Synonyms for "ramshackle" (91 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Adjective(9 words)
Adjective(5 words)
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Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (45)
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2 entriesadjectivedescriptive term
More specific
9 entriescobbled structuredisorderly programfragile governanceimprovised shelterpatched equipmentrickety structureshabby shelterslapdash bureaucracytumbledown building
Collocations
6 entriesramshackle buildingramshackle houseramshackle operationramshackle shelterramshackle systemramshackle vehicle
Inflections
2 entriesmore ramshacklemost ramshackle
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
How long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
Source: tatoeba (9948826)
They're squatting in a ramshackle old factory at the moment.
Source: tatoeba (9980911)
Tom gave an incendiary speech in a ramshackle old factory.
Source: tatoeba (9980921)
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