as in abandoned
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
She earns her living buying ramshackle homes, restoring them, and selling them at a profit.
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Recent Examples of ramshackle
Prior to its recent resurgence, Detroit's Brush Park had been a sparsely populated neighborhood with large swaths of vacant lots amid a few ramshackle Victorian mansions.
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Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
But Pavement remade it in their own gloriously ramshackle way, goosing it with new melodies and rowdy band interaction.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Later that day, they were moved to a ramshackle hut of metal and wood.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
On another occasion, Heidi Fleiss, the infamous Hollywood madam turned animal-rights activist, vented to me about a powerful movie financier several years ago at her ramshackle property in the remote Nevada desert.
—Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
But Pavement remade it in their own gloriously ramshackle way, goosing it with new melodies and rowdy band interaction.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Later that day, they were moved to a ramshackle hut of metal and wood.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
On another occasion, Heidi Fleiss, the infamous Hollywood madam turned animal-rights activist, vented to me about a powerful movie financier several years ago at her ramshackle property in the remote Nevada desert.
—Gary Baum, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramshackle
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Opened in 1935 as a barbecue market in a tumbledown former Lebanese grocery near the Fort Worth Stockyards, Joe T.’s now serves up to 2,000 diners at once across seven city blocks of dining and parking.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The real estate flipper and property manager who built his empire on broken promises Former real estate broker Bert Whalen lived comfortably in a waterfront mansion on Geist Reservoir while Indianapolis tenants suffered in dilapidated and neglected homes his companies managed.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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By now, most Denverites know that the Denver Broncos’ ownership team is highly considering acquiring the dilapidated and contaminated Burnham Yard site from the state to build a new stadium and entertainment district.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 Aug. 2025
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Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.—
Brianna Griff,
Chron,
13 Jan. 2023
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Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.—
Nick Kindelsperger,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Dec. 2022
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“Ramshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramshackle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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