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decrepit
Synonyms and Antonyms of decrepit
- The decrepit building was badly in need of repair.
- a decrepit old man
broken-down, dilapidated, run-down
asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy
challenged, disabled, incapacitated, invalid
broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, lame, unsound, wrecked
Synonym Discussion of decrepit
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- felt weak after the surgery
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- a feeble attempt to walk
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- a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports
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- a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world
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- infirm residents requiring constant care
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- the dowager's decrepit retainers
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