His house is a tumbledown affair.
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Tumbledown
Synonyms for "tumbledown" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Adjective(5 words)
batteredbeat upbeat-upbeaten upbroken downbroken-downcollapsingcrumblingdeciduousdecliningdeclivitousdecrepit
Strong matches (25)
Adjective(8 words)
degradedderelict blockdeteriorateddeteriorated areadilapidateddilapidated dwellingdilapidationdisrepair
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15 entriesabandoned rowailing systemscracked facadecrumblingcrumbling shackcrumbling streetdecrepit infrastructurederelict blockdeteriorated facilitiesdilapidated cottagepeeling plasterramshackleruined houseshabbywater intrusion
Collocations
9 entriestumbledown areatumbledown buildingtumbledown cottagetumbledown districttumbledown facadetumbledown housetumbledown neighborhoodtumbledown statetumbledown street
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5 total sentences available.
We found the horse sheltering from the elements behind a tumbledown shed.
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They lived in a tumbledown shack on the edge of the woods.
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The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder.
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