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Synonyms for derelict

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

broken-down dilapidated decrepit ramshackle neglectful slovenly abandoned anchorless

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Dilapidated — of property, in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected

dilapidated, run-down, broken-down, ramshackle, decrepit, neglected, beat-up, ruinous, crumbling, seedy, bedraggled, shabby, rundown, creaky, flea-bitten, tumbledown, woebegone, tatterdemalion, tattered

2. Negligent — negligent in performing a duty; careless

negligent, neglectful, remiss, delinquent, careless, unfaithful, slovenly, slipshod, lax, heedless, disobedient, faithless, sloppy, slack, regardless, reckless, inattentive

3. Abandoned — given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken

abandoned, deserted, forsaken, desolate, forlorn, left, castaway, dropped

Other

anchorless

Noun

1. Tramp — A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and…

tramp, down-and-out, vagabond, hobo, bum, drifter, waif, vagrant, floater, stiff, swagman, wanderer, piker, landloper, truant dated

Other

wreck, shirker, bag man

Antonyms

inhabited, prudent, meticulous

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.

  2. adj. 2

    Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.

  3. adj. 3

    Negligent in performing a duty; careless.

  4. n. 1

    A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.

Related words

Word family
dereliction

Forms

Plural
derelicts → tramps, down-and-outs, vagabonds, hobos…

Example sentences

  • 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?
  • neglectful He was accused of being neglectful of his duties.
  • slovenly As to his daily life, he is very slovenly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
derelictsteady
dilapidatedsteady
decrepitrising
ramshacklerising
neglectfulrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bum1, lax1
4 letters
left1, hobo2, waif1
5 letters
wreck1, stiff1, slack1, tramp1, seedy2, piker2
6 letters
sloppy2, shabby2, remiss2, creaky2, truant2
7 letters
dropped1, rundown2, forlorn2, drifter2, vagrant2, ruinous3, floater2, swagman, shirker
8 letters
reckless2, careless2, deserted3, forsaken3, desolate3, wanderer3, decrepit3, tattered2, vagabond3, castaway3, slovenly3, heedless, slipshod2
9 letters
abandoned3, neglected3, crumbling3, negligent3, faithless, woebegone3, landloper
10 letters
regardless3, delinquent3, unfaithful3, neglectful3, ramshackle3, bedraggled3, tumbledown, anchorless
11 letters
dilapidated5, disobedient5, inattentive4
14 letters
tatterdemalion

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hobo2 = 2 syllables).