DISREPAIR Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word disrepair. (close relations)
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broken-down | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in deplorable condition • not in working order | ||||||||
decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
derelict | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person without a home, job, or property • a ship abandoned on the high seas adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • forsaken by owner or inhabitants • failing in what duty requires • in deplorable condition | ||||||||
dilapidated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in deplorable condition | ||||||||
neglected | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • disregarded • lacking a caretaker | ||||||||
ramshackle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in deplorable condition | ||||||||
run-down | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • having the spring unwound | ||||||||
rundown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) | ||||||||
shabby | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing signs of wear and tear • mean and unworthy and despicable | ||||||||
tattered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing • ruined or disrupted | ||||||||
threadbare | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse • having the nap worn away so that the threads show through | ||||||||
worn-out | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • used until no longer useful • drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | ||||||||
crumbling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • fall apart • break or fall apart into fragments • fall into decay or ruin | ||||||||
decaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
deteriorated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
unrepair | verbv | |||||||
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