Synonyms for broken-down
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ramshackle
ramshackle, decrepit, dilapidated, derelict, bedraggled, tattered, shabby, tatterdemalion rare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
Related words
- Other spellings
- broken down
Example sentences
- derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
- dilapidated Who lives in that dilapidated shack near the lake?
- decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.
- ramshackle How long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
- dead Happy is she who marries the son of a dead mother.
By length
- 4 letters
- dead1
- 6 letters
- broken2, shabby2
- 8 letters
- derelict3, decrepit3, tattered2
- 10 letters
- ramshackle3, bedraggled3
- 11 letters
- dilapidated5
- 14 letters
- tatterdemalion
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (broken2 = 2 syllables).