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
Impaired and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impaired" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Impaired
Impaired adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Down-at-the-heels and impaired are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Impaired".
Nearby Words: impairment, impairing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and impaired
- hurt and down-at-the-heels
- hurt and impaired
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and impaired
- injured and down-at-the-heels
- injured and impaired
- ruined and down-at-the-heels
- ruined and impaired
- broken and down-at-the-heels
- broken and impaired
- threadbare and down-at-the-heels
- threadbare and impaired
Cite this Source
Impaired and Down-at-the-heels. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/impaired
Down-at-the-heels & Impaired. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/impaired>.
Impaired or Down-at-the-heels. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/impaired.
