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Synonyms & Antonyms of rundown
(Entry 1 of 3)
- a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record
Synonyms for rundown
- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis,
- wrap-up
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run-down
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of run-down (Entry 2 of 3)
- a run-down old house that really should be torn down
Synonyms for run-down
- beat-up,
- bombed-out,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels),
- dumpy,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- mean,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten,
- neglected,
- ratty,
- scrubby,
- scruffy,
- seedy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- tacky,
- tatterdemalion,
- tatty,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tumbledown
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- I'm afraid I'll be staying home today as I'm feeling run-down
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run down
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of run down (Entry 3 of 3)
- finally ran down the answer after hours of research
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- constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it
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“Rundown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rundown. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of rundown was in 1686
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