tatterdemalion | Definition of tatterdemalion

Synonyms and Antonyms of tatterdemalion

1 showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago

Synonyms of tatterdemalion

beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy, tacky, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Words Related to tatterdemalion

abandoned, unkept

desolate, forlorn, godforsaken

broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out

bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered

decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown

broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Phrases Synonymous with tatterdemalion

Near Antonyms of tatterdemalion

brand-new, fresh, new

cared-for, kept-up, maintained

mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed

smart, spiffy, spruce

2 wearing torn or worn-out clothes

an ill-equipped, tatterdemalion army

Synonyms of tatterdemalion

ragged, raggedy, ragtag, tattered

Words Related to tatterdemalion

bedraggled, scroungy, scruffy, shabby, threadbare

down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel)

Phrases Synonymous with tatterdemalion

out at elbows (or out at the elbows)

Near Antonyms of tatterdemalion

decked (out), dolled up, dressed up