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Synonyms for dilapidated

Verb

1. dilapidate, destroy, destruct
usage: bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

Adjective

1. bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down, unsound, damaged (vs. undamaged)
usage: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
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