Decrepit
Decrepit adjective - Worn and broken down by hard use.
Down-at-the-heels and decrepit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Decrepit".
Nearby Word: decrepitation
Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up
Decrepit and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrepit" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and decrepit
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and decrepit
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and decrepit
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- rickety and decrepit
- rickety and down-at-the-heels
- decaying and decrepit
- decaying and down-at-the-heels
- ruined and decrepit
- ruined and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and decrepit
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
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Down-at-the-heels and Decrepit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrepit/down-at-the-heels
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