Synonyms for dilapidated
dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪ tɪddi·lap·i·dat·ed

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1. bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-downadjective

   in deplorable condition

   "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

   Synonyms:
   tatterdemalion, abandoned, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, tattered, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, derelict, broken-down, flea-bitten, draggled, neglectful

   Antonyms:
   undamaged

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1. dilapidatedadjective

   Synonyms:
   decayed, ruined, wasted, in ruins

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1. dilapidatedadjective

   Synonyms:
   ramshackle, dismantled

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1. List of paraphrases for "dilapidated":

   decrepit, run-down, ramshackle, obsolete, derelict, old

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1. Mark Rank:

   We focus a lot of time on ... inner-city, minority groups living in dilapidated housing as an image of poverty in this country.

2. Owner Maria Silvia Papais:

   It took me 10 days to buy it off 10 different priests who each had a stake. I was immediately struck by the beauty of the property, even though when I bought it in the 1980s it was crumbling and dilapidated. The gardens, the centuries-old trees, the views are spellbinding. I needed a rural home and I lived there for 35 years.

3. Donald Trump:

   As a family, Trump Organization has been Trump Organization and a privilege to redevelop the Nation's Old Post Office, we took a dilapidated and underutilized government building and transformed it into one of the most iconic hotels in the world.

4. James Scott:

   E-Voting machines are nothing more than dilapidated, barebones PCs with zero endpoint security.

5. Mark Rank:

   One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All. we focus a lot of time on ... inner-city, minority groups living in dilapidated housing as an image of poverty in this country.