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adjective

də-ˈla-pə-ˌdā-təd How to pronounce dilapidated (audio)
Definition of dilapidatednext
as in neglected
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect a dilapidated car that had seen better days

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dilapidated

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verb

past tense of dilapidate
as in degraded

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Recent Examples of dilapidated
Adjective
Velasco says corruption and low oil prices in the early 2000s contributed to the dilapidated state of Venezuela's facilities. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 But because of dilapidated infrastructure, the country only produces about 1% of the world’s oil. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The city earmarked $15 million to transform dilapidated buildings into hubs for new businesses. — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dilapidated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
  1. neglected
  2. degraded
  3. abandoned
  4. decomposed
  5. desolate
  6. corrupted
  7. miserable
  8. disintegrated
Adjective
  • Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of neglected
Verb
  • The casing worked for the electrons but couldn’t keep protons at bay, which degraded the photon detectors.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of degraded
Adjective
  • By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • Most of the remains were severely decomposed, but investigators believed Montgomery had been dead for less than a day when he was found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The fungal structures of either species inhabit soil where infected plant debris has decomposed.
    — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of decomposed
Adjective
  • With its fragile acoustic melodies, desolate lyrics, and spare, subtle studio accompaniment, Ride Lonesome is like Nick Drake’s mumble-folk masterpiece Bryter Layter as the work of a lovelorn Laurel Canyon soft-rock poet.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Making matters worse, those same neighborhoods are some of the city’s most desolate transit deserts.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of desolate
Verb
  • The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Obama and Biden were corrupted by donors who wanted cheap labor.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of corrupted
Adjective
  • The Heat finished a miserable 15-67 that season, a year in which hope was sometimes hard to find among veterans.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Chargers have been horrendous through two games this season, and that's coming from a miserable Dolphins fan.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of miserable
Verb
  • After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft intentionally fell into Jupiter and disintegrated in the planet's dense atmosphere.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But slack defending allowed Chelsea’s individual quality to shine and as the match wore on, United’s confidence disintegrated.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of disintegrated

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