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junker

[juhng-ker] / ˈdʒʌŋ kər /
NOUN
automobile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto bus convertible limousine passenger car pickup truck sports car station wagon taxi transportation truck van
STRONG
bug buggy compact crate four-wheeler go-cart hardtop hatchback heap jalopy lemon ride sedan subcompact tub wheels wreck
WEAK
bucket of bolts clunker gas guzzler motor car oil burner
NOUN
car
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto automobile bus convertible jeep limousine machine motor pickup ride station wagon truck van wagon
STRONG
bucket buggy compact conveyance coupe hardtop hatchback heap jalopy motorcar roadster sedan subcompact wheels wreck
WEAK
clunker gas guzzler touring car
NOUN
jalopy
Synonyms
STRONG
heap wreck
WEAK
bucket of bolts clunker rattletrap tin lizzie
NOUN
wreck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse crash debacle debris destruction devastation hulk mess ruin shipwreck wreckage
STRONG
crate derelict disruption heap jalopy junk litter relic ruins total waste
WEAK
fender bender pile-up rear-ender smash-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
building construction creation

Example Sentences

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So when a crew of construction workers comes to tow the junker away, the outraged children run home to share their misfortune with their parents, only to be quickly rebuffed.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2023

Melin quit college and was working at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino buffet and driving a junker car to work.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2018

His first car was a junker that he spent two years rebuilding before it would run.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2012

Best friends since childhood, the two are still tight, but Lillian’s news throws Annie, who, after her cake shop has gone under, is struggling with her crummy job, junker car, weird roommates, everything.

From New York Times • May 12, 2011

The junker was so rusty that I could see through the floor.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter