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broken down
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dilapidated |
| Synonyms: | battered, bedraggled, decrepit, deteriorated, falling apart, in disrepair, infirm, neglected, old, ramshackle, run-down, seedy, shabby, threadbare, unsound |
| Antonyms: | intact, solid, sound, sturdy, well-kept |
| Main Entry: | sick |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not healthy, not feeling well |
| Synonyms: | ailing, bedridden, broken down, confined, debilitated, declining, defective, delicate, diseased, disordered, down, feeble, feverish, frail, funny*, green*, hospitalized, ill, impaired, imperfect, in a bad way, in poor health, incurable, indisposed, infected, infirm, invalid, laid-up, lousy, mean, nauseated, not so hot, peaked, poorly, qualmish, queasy, rickety, rocky, rotten, run down, sick as a dog, suffering, tottering, under medication, under the weather, unhealthy, unwell, weak, wobbly |
| Antonyms: | healthy, undiseased, well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unwell |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | ailing, bedridden, broken down, debilitated, diseased, feeble, feverish, frail, hospitalized, ill, impaired, in poor health, incurable, infected, infirm, invalid, laid-up, nauseated, not feeling well, run down, sick as a dog, sickly, suffering, under medication, under the weather, unhealthy, weak |
| Main Entry: | washed-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no further use |
| Synonyms: | broken down, come to an end, concluded, done, done for, done with, ended, finished, kaput, over and done, over the hill, over the hill, shot*, through, useless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | worn out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overused |
| Synonyms: | battered, broken down, crumbling, decaying, decrepit. in ruins, deteriorated, dilapidated, falling apart, falling down, in disrepair, ramshackle, run-down, the worse for wear |
| Main Entry: | laid-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | ailing, bedridden, broken down, confined, debilitated, declining, defective, delicate, diseased, disordered, down, feeble, feverish, frail, funny*, green*, hospitalized, ill, impaired, imperfect, in a bad way, in poor health, incurable, indisposed, infected, infirm, invalid, lousy, mean, nauseated, not so hot, peaked, poorly, qualmish, queasy, rickety, rocky, rotten, run down, sick as a dog, suffering, tottering, under medication, under the weather, unhealthy, unwell, weak, wobbly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decrepit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age |
| Synonyms: | aged, anile, antiquated, battered, bedraggled, broken-down, creaky, crippled, dilapidated, doddering, effete, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, haggard, incapacitated, infirm, insubstantial, old, quavering, ramshackle, rickety, run-down, seedy, senile, shabby, shaking, superannuated, tacky, threadbare, tired, tottering, tumble-down, unsound, used, wasted, weak, weakly, weather-beaten, worn, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | fit, healthy, young |
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | battered, beat-up, broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, dog-eared, faded, fallen-in, impaired, in a bad way, injured, marred, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty, raunchy, rickety, rinky-dink, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, slummy, tacky, threadbare, tumble-down, uncared for, unimproved, unkempt, used-up, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | in good repair, rebuilt |
| Main Entry: | dingy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soiled, tacky |
| Synonyms: | bedimmed, broken-down, colorless, dark, darkish, dilapidated, dim, dirty, discolored, drab, dreary, dull, dusky, faded, gloomy, grimy, muddy, murky, obscure, run-down, seedy, shabby, smirched, somber, sullied, tarnished, threadbare, tired |
| Antonyms: | bright, clean, immaculate, neat, pure, spotless |
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