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
Injured and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Injured" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Injured
Down-at-the-heels and injured are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Injured".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and injured
- forlorn and down-at-the-heels
- forlorn and injured
- hurt and down-at-the-heels
- hurt and injured
- impaired and down-at-the-heels
- impaired and injured
- ruined and down-at-the-heels
- ruined and injured
- broken and down-at-the-heels
- broken and injured
- threadbare and down-at-the-heels
- threadbare and injured
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Injured and Down-at-the-heels. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/injured
Down-at-the-heels & Injured. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/injured>.
Injured or Down-at-the-heels. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down-at-the-heels/injured.
