gone to rack and ruin

dilapidated

dɪˈlapɪdeɪtɪd

adjective

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

old, dilapidated buildings

run down,tumbledown,ramshackle,broken-down,in disrepair,shabby,battered,rickety,shaky,unsound,crumbling,in ruins,ruined,decayed,decaying,deteriorating,deteriorated,decrepit,worn out,neglected,uncared-for,untended,unmaintained,badly maintained,the worse for wear,falling to pieces,falling apart,gone to rack and ruin,gone to seed,shambly,slummy,shacky,rumpty

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derelict

ˈdɛrəlɪkt

adjective

in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

a derelict Georgian mansion

dilapidated,ramshackle,run down,broken-down,worn out,tumbledown,in (a state of) disrepair,in ruins,ruined,falling to pieces,falling apart,rickety,creaky,creaking,decrepit,deteriorating,crumbling,deteriorated,neglected,untended,unmaintained,gone to rack and ruin,gone to seed,on its last legs,the worse for wear,disused,abandoned,deserted,discarded,rejected,forsaken,cast off,relinquished,ownerless

noun

a person without a home, job, or property.

derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag

tramp,vagrant,vagabond,down and out,homeless person,drifter,knight of the road,beggar,mendicant,outcast,pariah,ne’er do well,good-for-nothing,wastrel,streety,dosser,bag lady,hobo,bum,derro

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decrepit

dɪˈkrɛpɪt

adjective

worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

a row of decrepit houses

dilapidated,rickety,run down,broken-down,tumbledown,ramshackle,worn out,derelict,in ruins,ruined,falling apart,falling to pieces,in (a state of) disrepair,creaky,creaking,gone to rack and ruin,on its last legs,battered,decayed,decaying,crumbling,deteriorated,deteriorating,antiquated,superannuated,the worse for wear,rumpty

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