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. Kirstjen Nielsen:

   The 30-foot-high bollard-style wall is a massive upgrade, and exactly what the men and women of the Border Patrol have requested. It's not mere replacement, for dilapidated, ineffective low wall and vehicle barriers : It's a new wall and part of a wall system.

2. Eric Roberts:

   So it's not that folks are wrong to worry about old houses, dilapidated buildings, water infrastructure. That's all really valid.

3. 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.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   The homes just became dilapidated. The grass was dying. Palm trees were dumped over, it was just dead, dead, dead, dead, all the way down. At least 10 houses down, every other home was just gone. Empty.

5. James Scott:

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