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dilapidated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a dilapidated car that had seen better days

Synonyms of dilapidated

beat-up, dog-eared, dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, tacky, threadbare, tumbledown

Words Related to dilapidated

abandoned, uncared-for, unkept

desolate, forlorn, godforsaken

broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out

bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered

decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety

broken, damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Phrases Synonymous with dilapidated

gone to seed

Near Antonyms of dilapidated

brand-new, fresh, new

kept-up, maintained

mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed

smart, spiffy, spruce

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