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dilapidated

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adjective
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As an adjective, dilapidated means having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

Meanings of dilapidated

2 meanings

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of dilapidate

adjective

  1. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

  2. In deplorable condition

    “a street of bedraggled tenements”

    “a broken-down fence”

    “a ramshackle old pier”

    Similar: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

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Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for dilapidated →
adjective: in deplorable condition
bedraggledbroken-downderelictramshackletatterdemaliontumble-down

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