Dilapidated
Dilapidated adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a dilapidated car that had seen better days
Damaged is a synonym for dilapidated in in ruins topic. In some cases you can use "Damaged" instead an adjective "Dilapidated".
Nearby Words: dilapidation, dilapidating
Damaged
Damaged adjective - Harmed or injured or spoiled.
Usage example: I won't buy damaged goods
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and dilapidated
- shabby and damaged
- injured and dilapidated
- injured and damaged
- impaired and dilapidated
- impaired and damaged
- run-down and dilapidated
- run-down and damaged
- faded and dilapidated
- faded and damaged
- rickety and dilapidated
- rickety and damaged
- unsound and dilapidated
- unsound and damaged
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