Synonyms for broken-down
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : broh-kuh n-doun |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbroʊ kənˈdaʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for broken-down
Définition of broken-down
- adj dilapidated
- I never dreamed that you could care for an old, staid, broken-down bookworm like me.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- In her broken-down green wedgies she clattered toward the door.
- Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
- A broken-down, retired Russian official was to be found there sometimes in the evening.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- On the contrary, he helped the broken-down man to leave the country.
- Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
- With trembling limbs he left the court-room a broken-down man.
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- "I should like—to see—the deceased," stammered the broken-down father.
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- So it is with a good character in a fragile, broken-down body.
- Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
- She has almshouses for broken-down mediums on Sunnington Common in Kent.
- Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
- In one place there was a broken-down woman with six children.
- Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
- Father's a broken-down musician who teaches the violin for a living.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean High School Freshman » by Pauline Lester
Antonyms for broken-down
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