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Meanings of
dilapidated
in English
In deplorable condition.
derelict
ramshackle
bedraggled
tatterdemalion
broken-down
tumble-down
Related terms
damaged
Synonyms
Examples for "
derelict
"
derelict
ramshackle
bedraggled
tatterdemalion
broken-down
Examples for "
derelict
"
1
Turning back, Rardove sailed a brief look over the young,
derelict
soldiers.
2
The building seemed even more
derelict
than it had twenty minutes ago.
3
Property porn was a great escape:
derelict
castles, run-down farms, lighthouse conversions.
4
Some promoters didn't share our concern, and staged events in
derelict
warehouses.
5
The city, the island, now carried the haunted feel of a
derelict
.
1
The shed was a
ramshackle
wooden affair that had seen better days.
2
A shiny, new double-wide mobile home was parked near the
ramshackle
barn.
3
The
ramshackle
one- and two-story buildings gave way to desert and highway.
4
What about that
ramshackle
manor house in Lancashire you love so well?
5
Alec scrambles from the plane and runs to the
ramshackle
jockeys' room.
1
Lionheart then made a quick inspection of the other 'cat's
bedraggled
fur.
2
Even the animals, in their woven willow enclosures, appeared
bedraggled
and morose.
3
He was about the most
bedraggled
and beat-up thing she'd ever seen.
4
At seven I rolled myself out of bed, feeling cranky and
bedraggled
.
5
Nan saw his wet face, with the
bedraggled
hair clinging about it.
1
But its
tatterdemalion
presence relieved her, and her face jerked up scarlet.
2
There, at the corner near the learned Club-house, halts the
tatterdemalion
.
3
This
tatterdemalion
crew of mine is all there is left of my cohorts.
4
A bloodied
tatterdemalion
of a figure was leaning out of the train's cab.
5
Coronado's first bullet knocked a villainous-looking
tatterdemalion
clean into the happy hunting grounds.
1
There are hints of an older past:
broken
-
down
churches; dense, uncultivated forests.
2
Look for the
broken
-
down
open gate to the right of the allotments.
3
He was evidently
broken
-
down
by terror, and engrossed in his own safety.
4
It is now well-known that most superstition is in fact
broken
-
down
ritual.
5
On the contrary, he helped the
broken
-
down
man to leave the country.
1
At the base of the knolls he encountered a
tumble
-
down
stake-and-rider fence.
2
And they live in that little
tumble
-
down
house in Mullen Lane, and-
3
General Grant's headquarters were in the second story of a
tumble
-
down
building.
4
We choose two of the
tumble
-
down
vehicles and go after the ladies.
5
This
tumble
-
down
,
six-roomed cottage was to be the saving of the family.
Usage of
dilapidated
in English
1
A year ago Chesterfield was a slightly
dilapidated
but entirely adequate station.
2
Immediately past the gates, however, stood a series of
dilapidated
mechanics' workshops.
3
Experts and engineers had said
dilapidated
machinery was responsible for the accident.
4
Iraq's infrastructure is
dilapidated
after decades of war, sanctions and economic decline.
5
The cowyards in many districts were formerly in a very
dilapidated
condition.
6
A small,
dilapidated
structure, attached to the main part, caught her attention.
7
Tens of thousands of people are packed together in these
dilapidated
buildings.
8
Inside the
dilapidated
shell, the boathouse was chiefly water and open space.
9
The cottages of the poor tenants were in a sadly
dilapidated
state.
10
Are some of the natural resources of this
dilapidated
and poverty-stricken country.
11
One drawback of the situation was the
dilapidated
state of the house.
12
They approach what at first looks like a
dilapidated
group of buildings.
13
In a small
dilapidated
dwelling on the bleak sands, the dead lay.
14
Everything in and around it was dirty and more or less
dilapidated
.
15
But many are
dilapidated
,
and renovation often requires transforming them beyond recognition.
16
Ben did and saw a
dilapidated
version of himself, but himself nevertheless.
Other examples for "dilapidated"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
dilapidated
dilapidate
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
more dilapidated
very dilapidated
somewhat dilapidated
Dilapidated
through the time
Dilapidated
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common