decrepit

[dih-krep-it] / dɪˈkrɛp ɪt /

ADJECTIVE

deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered broken-down creaky dilapidated feeble flimsy frail infirm ramshackle rickety run down seedy shabby

WEAK

aged anile antiquated bedraggled doddering effete fragile haggard incapacitated insubstantial old quavering senile shaking superannuated tacky threadbare tired tottering tumble-down unsound used wasted weak weakly weather-beaten worn worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

firm healthy hearty solid sound stable strong sturdy

WEAK

fit young

Example Sentences

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In the end, the Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Now, it needs to spend more again on the military and shore up crumbling infrastructure, from potholed roads to a decrepit rail system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Therefore some graves can become abandoned and decrepit over time.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

For that offense, she was grabbed off the street by a half-dozen plainclothes federal agents and detained for weeks in a decrepit ICE facility, thousands of miles away.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Clusters of decrepit one-room cabins formed a shanty village.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

decrepit

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