Decrepit and New

Decrepit

Decrepit adjective - Worn and broken down by hard use.

New is an antonym for decrepit.

Nearby Word: decrepitation

New

New adjective - Unaffected by use or exposure.
Usage example: it looks like new

Decrepit is an antonym for new.

Nearby Words: newness, newly, newish

Both words in one sentence

  • Decrepit Birth didn't bother to get a new full-time bassist for quite a while after Derek Boyer left until 2008, when Joel Horner joined.
  • New York in The Fifth Element is segregated vertically: as the protagonist drives further and further down the buildings get more and more decrepit, finishing with a very thick layer of smog.
  • Moby Dick is an old, decrepit whale, living in Atlantis, which is apparently a sunken New York City.
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