Antonyms for skid row
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1. skid rownoun

   Synonyms:
   skid road

2. skid rownoun

   An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by run-down or abandoned buildings, alcoholism and homelessness, and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution.

   Synonyms:
   skid road

3. skid rownoun

   A colloquial designation of a run-down district of Los Angeles.

   Synonyms:
   skid road

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1. • Slum

Princeton's WordNet

1. skid rownoun

   a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts

How to use skid row in a sentence?

1. James Knox:

   He comes down to the inner city, to Skid Row, which is one of the most challenging areas to live in and he runs so freely.

2. Ryan Navales:

   Skid Row has become less transient, the history of skid row goes back to a transient neighborhood associated with the railroad. The true definition of transient is short term. Now it's long term. It's become a neighborhood.

3. Gary Blasi:

   There's no doubt that in the short run, this will reduce the number of encampments on Skid Row and increase property values, but in the long run, I fear it could make things worse by serving as an excuse to turn to police to clear people off sidewalks.

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   Believe it or not, I tell them, 'Honey, this is not what you want to do,' it's the end of the line. This is skid row. ... This shit will kill you.

5. Deon Joseph:

   The shelters and the missions here, they give food and clothes to draw people in to get the services to that help people get on their feet -- like drug programs, alcohol programs, domestic violence program, job programs, but many of the folks from here won't use them, because they're getting their needs met on the streets of Skid Row.

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