Ancient
Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Dilapidated and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dilapidated" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Dilapidated
Dilapidated adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Ancient and dilapidated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Dilapidated".
Nearby Words: dilapidation, dilapidating
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- If you enter an ancient dilapidated mansion and a song whose original listeners are either senile or dead from old age plays over and over and over, you're in trouble.
Source: Ironic Nursery Tune
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