Definitions

tumble-down

[tuhm-buhl-doun] / ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn /

ADJECTIVE

decrepit

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 unsound used wasted weak weakly weather-beaten worn worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

firm healthy hearty solid sound stable strong sturdy

WEAK

fit young

ADJECTIVE

dilapidated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

battered broken-down crumbling damaged decaying decrepit derelict dingy in ruins neglected ramshackle rickety run down seedy shabby unkempt

STRONG

decayed faded impaired injured marred

WEAK

beat-up crumbly crummy dog-eared fallen-in in a bad way old ratty raunchy rinky-dink shaky slummy tacky threadbare uncared-for unimproved used-up worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK good healthy neat nice repaired sound stable

WEAK

in good repair rebuilt

ADJECTIVE

ramshackle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken-down crumbling decrepit derelict dilapidated flimsy rickety shabby

WEAK

jerry-built shaky tottering unfirm unsafe unsteady

Antonyms

STRONGEST

solid sound sturdy

WEAK

good nice repaired stable

ADJECTIVE

rickety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken decrepit derelict dilapidated flimsy ramshackle shaky wobbly

WEAK

feeble fragile frail imperfect infirm insecure jerry-built precarious rachitic rattletrap rocky tottering tottery unsteady wavering weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

firm stable steady unshaky

WEAK

sound

ADJECTIVE

run down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken-down crumbling decrepit derelict deserted desolate dilapidated dingy neglected ramshackle rickety seedy tacky

WEAK

abandoned beat up below par debilitated dog-eared down-at-the-heel drained enervated exhausted fatigued forsaken frowzy in a bad way old out of condition peaked ratty tattered tired uncared-for under the weather unhealthy untended used-up weak weary worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice populated sound stable used

WEAK

OK fresh good healthy

Example Sentences

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The actual Los Angeles was a fly-ridden settlement of tumble-down adobes, packs of feral dogs and one of the nation’s highest murder rates.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

In the game, agent Milton surrounds the tumble-down property where the gang is camped out with the women and children who travel with them, and challenges the group to come out and surrender.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2019

There, the tumble-down shanties would contrast with the cherry blossoms along the Potomac.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2016

Police halt vehicles at checkpoints in the tumble-down streets to check temperatures, while posters proclaim in the local Krio language: "Togeda we go stop ebola."

From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2015

Her trunk is remarkable, but still it can’t unlatch the door of her tumble-down domain.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

tumble-down

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