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Synonyms for tumble-down
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tuhm-buh l-doun |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for tumble-down Other synonyms for the word tumble-down
- abandoned
- aged
- anile
- antiquated
- beat-up
- bedraggled
- below par
- crumbly
- crummy
- debilitated
- decayed
- deserted
- desolate
- dilapidated
- dingy
- doddering
- dog-eared
- down-at-the-heel
- drained
- effete
- enervated
- exhausted
- faded
- fallen-in
- fatigued
- feeble
- flimsy
- forsaken
- fragile
- frail
- frowzy
- haggard
- impaired
- imperfect
- in a bad way
- incapacitated
- infirm
- injured
- insecure
- insubstantial
- jerry-built
- marred
- neglected
- old
- out of condition
- peaked
- precarious
- quavering
- rachitic
- ramshackle
- rattletrap
- ratty
- raunchy
- rickety
- rinky-dink
- rocky
- run-down
- seedy
- senile
- shabby
- shaking
- shaky
- slummy
- superannuated
- tacky
- tattered
- threadbare
- tired
- tottering
- tottery
- tumble-down
- uncared for
- uncared-for
- under the weather
- unfirm
- unhealthy
- unimproved
- unkempt
- unsafe
- unsound
- unsteady
- untended
- used
- used up
- used-up
- wasted
- wavering
- weak
- weakly
- weary
- weather-beaten
- wobbly
- worn
- worn-out
Définition of tumble-down
- As in ramshackle : adj falling apart; in poor condition
- As in rickety : adj unsound, broken-down
- As in run-down : adj shabby, in bad shape
- As in decrepit : adj deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age
- As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
- There were two rough-haired, unkempt horses in the tumble-down stable.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- This tumble-down, six-roomed cottage was to be the saving of the family.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- Didcot with its Banbury cakes and tumble-down station is passed.
- Extract from : « Little Folks (July 1884) » by Various
- By these means the town acquired a tumble-down and battered appearance.
- Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 » by Various
- A tumble-down place I found it, but I was overjoyed to be in it, nevertheless.
- Extract from : « Our Home in the Silver West » by Gordon Stables
- They came to a tumble-down barn, but she was too cold and wet to stop where there was no fire.
- Extract from : « Seven Miles to Arden » by Ruth Sawyer
- It was very picturesque and tumble-down, and dirty and interesting.
- Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- I am stifled in these narrow streets, amid these tumble-down houses, amid these alleys.
- Extract from : « Quo Vadis » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Pullen, he says as there's a tumble-down lime-kiln in that hollow.
- Extract from : « Two Little Travellers » by Frances Browne Arthur
- The woman stood in the doorway of the ramshackle, tumble-down shanty.
- Extract from : « The Scarecrow and Other Stories » by G. Ranger Wormser
Antonyms for tumble-down
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