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
Ruined and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruined" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Ruined
Ruined adjective - Facing certain defeat, disaster, or death.
Down-at-the-heels and ruined are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Ruined".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and ruined
- desolate and down-at-the-heels
- desolate and ruined
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and ruined
- injured and down-at-the-heels
- injured and ruined
- impaired and down-at-the-heels
- impaired and ruined
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and ruined
- rickety and down-at-the-heels
- rickety and ruined
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