Synonyms for run-down
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Derelict — decrepit
derelict, dilapidated, beat-up, ramshackle, decrepit, seedy, shabby, bedraggled, neglected, tattered, creaky, tacky, ruinous, worse for wear, mean, flea-bitten, tumbledown, woebegone, downgone rare US
2. Worn — tired and exhausted
worn-out, worn, tired, jaded, played out, weary, spent, exhausted, languid, drained, done, fatigued, pooped, enervated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tired and exhausted.
- adj. 2
Decrepit.
Related words
- Other spellings
- run down
Example sentences
- derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
- dilapidated Who lives in that dilapidated shack near the lake?
- ramshackle How long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
- tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
By length
- 3 letters
- int
- 4 letters
- done1, mean1, worn1
- 5 letters
- spent1, tired2, weary2, tacky2, jaded2, seedy2
- 6 letters
- shabby2, pooped1, creaky2
- 7 letters
- drained1, ruinous3, languid2
- 8 letters
- derelict3, fatigued2, decrepit3, tattered2, downgone
- 9 letters
- exhausted3, neglected3, woebegone3, enervated
- 10 letters
- ramshackle3, bedraggled3, tumbledown
- 11 letters
- dilapidated5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).