BOMBED-OUT Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

bombed-out

adjective

ˈbämd-ˌau̇t

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect The once bombed-out section of the city has been renewed as a thriving shopping and dining district.

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Recent Examples of bombed-out This adorable sort of reverse-tuxedo cat, bravely traversing a bombed-out and flooded New York from Chinatown subways to a Harlem apartment where Sam once lived, sees all and becomes the character you most root for. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 June 2024

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Adjective

Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
Longtime Oak Lawn Village Board member Timothy Desmond has resigned from his post to enter into a contract with the village through his home building company to restore dilapidated properties, with the goal of putting them back on the tax rolls.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026