tumbledown

tum·ble·down

adj \ˈtəm-bəl-ˈdau̇n\

Definition of TUMBLEDOWN

: dilapidated, ramshackle <a tumbledown house at the edge of town — Sherwood Anderson>

Examples of TUMBLEDOWN

1. <lived alone on a tumbledown farm that had seen better days>

First Known Use of TUMBLEDOWN

1818

Related to TUMBLEDOWN

Synonyms: beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, shabby

Related Words: abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, shabby; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Near Antonyms: brand-new, fresh, new; cared-for, kept-up, maintained; mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed; smart, spiffy, spruce

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Rhymes with TUMBLEDOWN

Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down