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
Dilapidated and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dilapidated" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Dilapidated
Dilapidated adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a dilapidated car that had seen better days
Down-at-the-heels and dilapidated are semantically related. You can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Dilapidated".
Nearby Words: dilapidation, dilapidating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and dilapidated
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and dilapidated
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and dilapidated
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and dilapidated
- ruined and down-at-the-heels
- ruined and dilapidated
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and dilapidated
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and dilapidated
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