Synonyms for dilapidated
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ramshackle
ramshackle, derelict, run-down, broken-down, bedraggled, rickety, shabby, ruinous, stale, woebegone, tatterdemalion, decrepit, seedy, tumbledown, tattered dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
Example sentences
- derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
- ramshackle How long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
- bedraggled The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.
- damaged The house with the damaged roof has been repaired.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dilapidated | steady | |
| derelict | steady | |
| ramshackle | rising | |
| bedraggled | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- shot1
- 5 letters
- rough1, stale1, seedy2
- 6 letters
- ruined2, wasted2, shabby2, rumpty
- 7 letters
- damaged2, decayed2, rickety3, ruinous3
- 8 letters
- derelict3, decrepit3, tattered2
- 9 letters
- woebegone3
- 10 letters
- ramshackle3, bedraggled3, tumbledown
- 14 letters
- tatterdemalion
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seedy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délabré
- Italiano
- fatiscente