broken-down
No longer working
Broken-down describes something that has deteriorated through age, use, or neglect.
A broken-down car no longer runs.
A broken-down horse is too old or worn out for work.
The term suggests progressive decay rather than sudden failure: a broken-down sofa with sagging springs, a broken-down shack at the edge of town.
Applied to people, it implies physical or emotional exhaustion: He was a broken-down man after years of hard labor.
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
rundown · shabby · decrepit · derelict · collapsing · sagging · deteriorated · blighted
Having inherent faults
- nonfunctionalNot performing its purpose
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- kaputSlang for ruined
- deadNo longer alive
out-of-order · inoperable · dysfunctional · busted · unserviceable · unusable · impaired · shot
Deeply tired, spent
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
worn-out · overworked · depleted · sapped · enervated · prostrated · debilitated · knackered
Left stranded and helpless
- stuckUnable to move
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- disabledMade unable to function
sidelined · beached · adrift · helpless · roadside · towed · hitchhiking · stranded
Studied methodically for meaning
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- dissectedCut open for examination
- segmentedDivided into sections
- subdividedSplit into smaller parts
parsed · partitioned · sorted · classified · detailed · enumerated · outlined · summarized
ramshackle
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
decaying · rundown · shabby · decrepit · derelict · collapsing · sagging · deteriorated · blighted · moth-eaten
defective
Having inherent faults
- nonfunctionalNot performing its purpose
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- kaputSlang for ruined
dead · out-of-order · inoperable · dysfunctional · busted · unserviceable · unusable · impaired · shot · clunker
weary
Deeply tired, spent
tired · worn-out · overworked · depleted · sapped · enervated · prostrated · debilitated · knackered · frazzled
marooned
Left stranded and helpless
- stuckUnable to move
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
disabled · sidelined · beached · adrift · helpless · roadside · towed · hitchhiking · stranded · abandoned
analyzed
Studied methodically for meaning
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- dissectedCut open for examination
- segmentedDivided into sections
subdivided · parsed · partitioned · sorted · classified · detailed · enumerated · outlined · summarized · tabulated
- broken-downbusted, kaput, out of order, inoperative, malfunctioning
- worn-outworn, shabby, tattered, threadbare, battered
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
broken-downworking
In active function
operational · running · functional · functioning · serviceable
down, broken, broke, breaking, downtown, unbroken, downfall, breakable, breaks