Synonyms of dilapidated

dilapidated 1 of 2

adjective

as in neglected

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a dilapidated car that had seen better days

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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dilapidated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dilapidate

as in degraded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• decomposed
• putrefied
• corrupted
• disintegrated
• moldered
• downsized
• diminished
• deteriorated
• decayed
• spoilt
• rotted
• dwindled
• soured
• atrophied
• degenerated
• waned
• crumbled
• receded
• spoiled
• broke down
• devolved
• worsened
• regressed
• retrograded
• reduced
• debilitated
• abated
• undermined
• descended
• ebbed
• de-escalated
• languished
• weakened
• declined
• sunk
• lessened
• wasted (away)
• lowered
• lagged
• wilted
• drooped
• sagged
• fell
• sank
• failed
• ran down
• flagged
• slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• upgraded
• ameliorated
• fortified
• enhanced
• meliorated
• enriched
• strengthened
• intensified
• developed
• heightened
• bettered
• proceeded
• advanced
• progressed
• marched

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• improved
• upgraded
• ameliorated
• fortified
• enhanced
• meliorated
• enriched
• strengthened
• intensified
• developed
• heightened
• bettered
• proceeded
• advanced
• progressed
• marched

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