Synonyms of rundown

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noun

ˈrən-ˌdau̇n 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• recap
• brief
• synopsis
• roundup
• sum-up
• summa
• résumé
• resume
• inventory
• recapitulation
• run-through
• summarization
• précis
• resumé
• summing-up
• digest
• encapsulation
• sum
• conspectus
• capsule
• wrap-up
• breviary
• abstract
• epitome
• compendium
• abridgement
• shortening
• abbreviation
• rehash
• abridgment
• curtailment
• streamlining
• condensation
• simplification
• reprise
• compend
• epilogue
• conclusion
• epilog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

run-down

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adjective

ˈrən-ˈdau̇n 

1

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a run-down old house that really should be torn down

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I'm afraid I'll be staying home today as I'm feeling run-down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• poorly
• bad
• down
• ill
• shaky
• ailing
• weak
• unhealthy
• dizzy
• unwell
• unsound
• out of sorts
• peaky
• under the weather
• indisposed
• troubled
• punk
• sickened
• peaked
• seedy
• fragile
• symptomatic
• lame
• cruddy
• decrepit
• disabled
• sickish
• feeble
• lousy
• queasy
• nauseous
• diseased
• squeamish
• woozy
• feverish
• nauseated
• sickly
• challenged
• frail
• seasick
• disordered
• achy
• afflicted
• infirm
• weakly
• debilitated
• queazy
• qualmish
• invalid
• halt
• airsick
• hypochondriacal
• incapacitated
• carsick
• light-headed
• hypochondriac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• well
• healthy
• sound
• wholesome
• healthful
• hale
• conditioned
• better
• fit
• improved
• recovering
• cured
• able-bodied
• strong
• robust
• tough
• well-conditioned
• mending
• rugged
• thriving
• lusty
• hearty
• stalwart
• hardy
• flourishing
• recuperating
• rehabilitated
• bouncing
• blooming
• flush
• chipper
• convalescing

run down

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verb

1

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

finally ran down the answer after hours of research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• track (down)
• get
• find out
• dig out
• hunt (down or up)
• hit (on or upon)
• turn up
• dig up
• dredge (up)
• detect
• ferret (out)
• ascertain
• scout (up)
• determine
• rout (out)
• root (out)
• nose out
• scare up
• rummage
• descry
• sight
• spot
• search (for or out)
• look for
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

2

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• talk down
• play down
• dump on
• write off
• cry down
• criticize
• discount
• put down
• denigrate
• belittle
• kiss off
• disparage
• derogate
• decry
• deprecate
• diss
• depreciate
• dislike
• poor-mouth
• vilipend
• denounce
• condemn
• trash
• dis
• trash-talk
• bad-mouth
• discredit
• disapprove (of)
• scold
• discommend
• abuse
• malign
• slander
• disgrace
• censure
• vilify
• defame
• reprehend
• rip
• slur
• reprobate
• asperse
• traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applaud
• exalt
• approve
• glorify
• magnify
• recommend
• laud
• favor
• extol
• endorse
• sanction
• acclaim
• countenance
• indorse
• extoll
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize

Examples of rundown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Here's a rundown of how preregistration works: What is preregistration? —Jaxson Kaplan-Rudolph, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024

After getting booted from their original lodging and ditching their sketchy rundown motel, the Flossy Posse landed a free room at this historic hotel in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. —James Mercadante, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024

Adjective

Manson was arrested and found hiding in a bathroom cabinet in a run-down house in Death Valley, Calif., two months later. —Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024

Her parents are there to plan a new resort for a Herr König (Stevens) and Gretchen gets a job at his current place, a run-down and retro mountain hotel where bizarre things happen to young women with a disturbing frequency. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024

Verb

The parade, which begins at the Capitol and runs down Congress Avenue before concluding at the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, is free and open to the public. —Nicole Cobler, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024

With the help of two full-time employees who run down tips from whistleblowers, his strategy is to cluster attacks on one company at a time. —Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024