Synonyms for de-relict
Grammar : Adj, adv, noun |
Spell : der-uh-likt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛr ə lɪkt |
Top 10 synonyms for de-relict Other synonyms for the word de-relict
- abandoned
- abrogation
- absconder
- absconding
- alone
- also-ran
- any old way
- any way
- any which way
- apostasy
- apostate
- asleep
- asleep at switch
- asleep at the switch
- asleep on job
- asleep on the job
- avoidance
- AWOL
- backslider
- backsliding
- bag lady
- bag person
- banished
- bankrupt
- bare
- beat
- beat-up
- beaten
- beggar
- beggared
- behind
- behindhand
- below par
- bereft
- betrayer
- bindle
- black sheep
- blackguard
- blamable
- blameworthy
- blind
- boat person
- bolter
- born loser
- broad
- broke
- bum
- cast aside
- cast away
- cast off
- castaway
- castoff
- casual
- censurable
- coarse
- crate
- criminal
- crude
- crumbling
- crumbly
- crummy
- culpable
- culprit
- cursory
- damaged
- dawdler
- daydreaming
- deadbeat
- deadhead
- deaf
- debacle
- debilitated
- debris
- debtor
- decayed
- decaying
- decrepit
- defaultant
- defaulter
- defeated
- defecting
- defector
- delinquent
- departing
- departure
- deported
- deportee
- derelict
- dereliction
- desert
- deserted
- deserter
- desolate
- desperado
- destitute
- destroyed
- destruction
- devastation
- devil-may-care
- dilapidated
- dilatory
- dingy
- disaffection
- disappointment
- disavowal
- disavowing
- discarded
- discinct
- disinherited
- disowned
- displaced
- displaced person
- dispossessed
- disregardful
- disregarding
- disruption
- dissipated
- divorce
- dodger
- dog-eared
- dormant
- down-and-out
- down-at-the-heel
- DP
- drained
- dreary
- drifter
- dropped
- dud
- dull
- dumped
- easy-going
- easygoing
- eighty-sixed
- eliminated
- elusion
- emigrant
- émigré
- empty
- enervated
- escape
- escapee
- escaper
- estranged
- evacuee
- evader
- evasion
- exhausted
- exile
- exiled
- expatriate
- expellee
- faded
- fainéant
- fallen angel
- fallen-in
- falling away
- falseness
- fatigued
- faulty
- feeble
- felon
- fender bender
- finished
- flaccid
- flat-footed
- flight
- flimsy
- floater
- flop
- fly-by-night
- fordone
- foreigner
- forgetful
- forgotten
- forlorn
- forsaken
- forsaking
- foundling
- fragile
- frail
- friendless
- frowzy
- fugitive
- general
- given up
- godforsaken
- going back on
- good-for-nothing
- grifter
- guilty
- gutterpup
- guttersnipe
- gypsy
- has-been
- have-not
- heap
- heedless
- hermit
- hitchhiker
- hobo
- homeless person
- hoodlum
- hookey player
- houseless
- hulk
- hunted person
- idle
- ignored
- impaired
- imperfect
- impoverished
- imprecise
- in a bad way
- in the gutter
- in the poorhouse
- in the red
- inaccurate
- inactive
- inadvertent
- inattentive
- incompetent
- inconsiderate
- incurious
- indefinite
- indifferent
- indigent
- indolent
- inert
- inexact
- infirm
- injured
- insecure
- insensitive
- insolvent
- irremediable
- irreparable
- irresponsible
- isolated
- itinerant
- jailbird
- jalopy
- JD
- jerry-built
- jilted
- junk
- junker
- juvenile delinquent
- juvie
- lackadaisical
- lawbreaker
- lax
- lazy
- leaving
- left
- left at the altar
- left behind
- left in the cold
- left in the lurch
- left stranded
- lenient
- leper
- lethargic
- listless
- litter
- loafer
- lonely
- lonesome
- lorn
- loser
- lounger
- lumpy
- malefactor
- maroon
- marooned
- marooning
- marred
- mess
- might-have-been
- migrant worker
- mindless
- miscreant
- moneyless
- moocher
- napping
- ne'er-do-well
- needy
- neglected
- neglecter
- neglectful
- negligent
- no show
- no-good
- no-show
- nobody
- nomad
- nonchalant
- nonobservant
- nonperformer
- nonspecific
- not busy
- not on the job
- oblivious
- offender
- offending
- offhand
- old
- on the rocks
- on the skids
- out of condition
- out of funds
- outcast
- outlaw
- outsider
- overdue
- overindulgent
- ownerless
- panhandler
- pariah
- passed up
- pauper
- paying no mind
- peaked
- penniless
- perfidy
- permissive
- persona non grata
- pigeon-holed
- pile-up
- poverty-stricken
- precarious
- procrastinating
- prodigal
- punk
- quiescent
- quiet
- rachitic
- ramshackle
- rascal
- rash
- rattletrap
- ratty
- raunchy
- rear-ender
- reckless
- recluse
- recreancy
- recreant
- red-handed
- refugee
- regardless
- rejected
- rejection
- relic
- relinquished
- relinquishment
- remiss
- renegade
- renunciation
- reprehensible
- reprobate
- repudiation
- resignation
- retirement
- retreat
- rickety
- rinky-dink
- rocky
- rolling stone
- rude
- ruin
- ruined
- ruins
- run-down
- runagate
- runaway
- running out on
- secession
- seedy
- shabby
- shaky
- shapeless
- shipwreck
- shirker
- shopping-bag lady
- shopping-bag person
- shot
- shunned
- side-tracked
- sidelined
- sinner
- skidrow bum
- slack
- slacker
- slapdash
- slipshod
- sloppy
- slothful
- slovenly
- slow
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- slummy
- smashup
- soft
- solitary
- spoilt
- stagnant
- stateless person
- stiff
- stray
- street person
- stumblebum
- tacky
- tardy
- tattered
- tergiversation
- thoughtless
- threadbare
- thrown over
- tired
- total
- tottering
- tottery
- traitor
- tramp
- transient
- treachery
- truancy
- truant
- tumble-down
- turkey
- unalert
- uncared for
- uncared-for
- uncaring
- unconcerned
- uncouth
- undependable
- under the weather
- underachiever
- undesirable
- undid
- undone
- unfeeling
- unfirm
- unfrequented
- unguarded
- unhealthy
- unheedful
- unheeding
- unhoused
- unimproved
- uninhabited
- uninterested
- unkempt
- unmindful
- unoccupied
- unpaid
- unprepared
- unready
- unreliable
- unsafe
- unsettled
- unsteady
- untended
- unthinking
- untouchable
- untrustworthy
- unwatchful
- unwelcome
- used up
- used-up
- vacant
- vacated
- vagabond
- vagrant
- vague
- waif
- walkout
- wanderer
- wandering
- washout
- waste
- wavering
- weak
- weary
- wild
- wino
- withdrawal
- without a roof
- wobbly
- woolgathering
- worn-out
- wreckage
- wretch
- wrongdoer
- yielding
- young offender
Définition of de-relict
Origin :- 1640s, from Latin derelictus "solitary, deserted," past participle of dereliquere "to abandon, forsake, desert," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. As a noun, from 1660s.
- As in lax : adj slack, remiss
- As in neglectful : adj careless, failing
- As in negligent : adj careless, indifferent
- As in ramshackle : adj falling apart; in poor condition
- As in regardless : adj indifferent, unconcerned
- As in remiss : adj careless, thoughtless
- As in rickety : adj unsound, broken-down
- As in run-down : adj shabby, in bad shape
- As in slack : adj lazy, negligent
- As in ruined : adj spoiled
- As in lorn : adj abandoned
- As in delinquent : adj irresponsible, defaulting
- As in derelict : adj careless, negligent
- As in derelict : adj deserted, forsaken
- As in deserted : adj abandoned, unoccupied
- As in desolate : adj unused, barren
- As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
- As in down-and-out : adj destitute
- As in forsaken : adj abandoned
- As in homeless : adj displaced
- As in off-guard : adv when not paying attention
- As in outcast : noun person who is unwanted, not accepted
- As in pariah : noun social outcast
- As in refugee : noun person running from something, often oppression
- As in street person : noun homeless person
- As in tramp : noun person who is poor, desperate
- As in wreck : noun severe damage or severely damaged goods
- As in bum : noun beggar
- As in castaway : noun shipwrecked person
- As in down-and-outer : noun poor person
- As in delinquent : noun criminal, often young
- As in derelict : noun destitute or down-and-out person
- As in deserter : noun fugitive from responsibility
- As in desertion : noun abandonment
- As in drifter : noun wanderer
- As in failure : noun person who does not succeed
- As in fugitive : noun person escaping from law or other pursuer
- As in hobo : noun homeless person
Antonyms for de-relict
- accomplishment
- achievement
- achiever
- active
- adherent
- aid
- alert
- allowance
- approval
- arrival
- assistance
- attainment
- attentive
- befriended
- behaving
- bright
- building
- busy
- careful
- caring
- cheerful
- cherished
- citizen
- coming
- concerned
- construction
- creation
- crowded
- cultivated
- disciplined
- early
- earnings
- energetic
- favorite
- filled
- firm
- flourishing
- fresh
- friend
- full
- gain
- good
- happy
- hard
- hard worker
- healthy
- heedful
- help
- helped
- idol
- improved
- in good repair
- inhabited
- intact
- intelligent
- lively
- loved
- loyalist
- meeting
- mended
- merit
- mindful
- national
- native
- neat
- nice
- nurtured
- OK
- paid
- pleasant
- pleased
- populated
- populous
- preserved
- productive
- prosperous
- protected
- quick
- ratification
- rebuilt
- repaired
- responsible
- restored
- rich
- rigid
- saved
- scrupulous
- settled
- severe
- smart
- solid
- solvent
- sound
- stable
- stay
- staying
- steady
- stiff
- strict
- sturdy
- success
- successful
- taut
- thorough
- thoughtful
- tight
- tiptoeing
- unshaky
- used
- wanted
- wealthy
- well-to-do
- win
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