Antonyms for dilapidated
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dih-lap-i-dey-tid |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪ tɪd |
Definition of dilapidated
Origin :- "in ruins, broken down," 1806, past participle adjective from dilapidate.
- adj falling apart; in ruins
- He was fatigued and dilapidated, but he had not caught Donald.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- In the morning a dilapidated iron oil-cask was found in its place.
- Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
- In Thebes, in Palmyra, his will and mind have become old and dilapidated as they.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It was a big, old-fashioned dwelling, gambrel-roofed and brown and dilapidated.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- His dress suit of former days he had found much too dilapidated for use.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- And he began to call his brothers before he was inside the dilapidated dwelling.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- The slats of the shutter of our office-window are in a dilapidated condition.
- Extract from : « The New Pun Book » by Thomas A. Brown and Thomas Joseph Carey
- It was resolved therefore to burn the most dilapidated one—the Concepcion.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- Above the landing were three unpainted and dilapidated cabins.
- Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
- The town is a dilapidated old concern, as ugly as Huntsville is handsome.
- Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
Synonyms for dilapidated
- battered
- beat-up
- broken-down
- crumbling
- crumbly
- crummy
- damaged
- decayed
- decaying
- decrepit
- derelict
- dingy
- dog-eared
- faded
- fallen-in
- impaired
- in a bad way
- injured
- marred
- neglected
- old
- ramshackle
- ratty
- raunchy
- rickety
- rinky-dink
- run-down
- seedy
- shabby
- shaky
- slummy
- tacky
- threadbare
- tumble-down
- uncared for
- unimproved
- unkempt
- used-up
- worn-out
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