Down-at-the-heels and Kept-up

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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

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Kept-up is an antonym for down-at-the-heels.

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Down-at-the-heels is an antonym for kept-up.

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