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DILAPIDATION Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word dilapidation. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word dilapidation. (close relations)
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decrepitude
nounn
noun

• a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

• The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age.

ruin
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

• a ruined building

• the process of becoming dilapidated

• an event that results in destruction

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

verb

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• destroy or cause to fail

• reduce to bankruptcy

• reduce to ruins

• deprive of virginity

• fall into ruin

decay
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

verb

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

decomposition
nounn
noun

• the analysis of a vector field

• in a decomposed state

• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

desolation
nounn
noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

destruction
noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

deterioration
nounn
noun

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

disintegration
nounn
noun

• in a decomposed state

• a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

• separation into component parts

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• total destruction

disrepair
nounn
noun

• in need of repairs; in need of repair

downfall
nounn
noun

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

wreckage
nounn
noun

• the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

Best Hypernyms For DILAPIDATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dilapidation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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