Antonyms for tumble-down

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tuhm-buh l-doun

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for tumble-down

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