Synonyms of down-at-the-heels

down-at-the-heels

adjective

variants or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• scruffy
• tumbledown
• seedy
• shabby
• dumpy
• mangy
• grungy
• neglected
• tatty
• scrubby
• timeworn
• sleazy
• ratty
• threadbare
• tacky
• beat-up
• gone to seed
• run-down
• bombed-out
• miserable
• abandoned
• tattered
• desolate
• tatterdemalion
• moth-eaten
• dog-eared
• dingy
• decrepit
• unkept
• forlorn
• ramshackle
• mean
• bedraggled
• rickety
• tired
• broken-down
• ruined
• godforsaken
• ragged
• decaying
• rackety
• worn-out
• destroyed
• deteriorated
• wrecked
• injured
• damaged
• deteriorating
• broken
• rattletrap
• impaired
• hurt
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• brand-new
• fresh
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• mended
• spiffy
• cared-for
• patched
• smart
• spruce