derelict
Left to decay
Derelict describes something abandoned and in disrepair: a derelict building, a derelict ship.
As a noun, a derelict is an abandoned vessel at sea, or a person without home or resources—a vagrant or outcast: derelicts sleeping under the overpass.
Derelict in one's duty means negligent or failing to fulfill responsibilities.
Without an occupant
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
unoccupied · forsaken · neglected · crumbling · decayed · ramshackle · decrepit · dilapidated
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- hulkMassive body or shell
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- maritimeOf the sea
abandoned · rusting · grounded · scuttled · beached · flotsam · jetsam · ghostship
Untidy in appearance
- uncared-forLacking attention or maintenance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
deteriorating · shabby · tattered · worn · faded · dusty · grimy · weathered
Without a dwelling
- vagabondHomeless, aimless wanderer
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
- transientTemporary, soon departing
beggar · panhandler · outcast · wanderer · itinerant · dispossessed · down-and-out · rough sleeper
Failing in due care
- remissNeglectful of duty
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- delinquentFailing in duty
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
careless · neglectful · failing · shirking · defaulting · truant · faithless · unreliable
vacant
Without an occupant
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- emptyHolding nothing inside
deserted · unoccupied · forsaken · neglected · crumbling · decayed · ramshackle · decrepit · dilapidated · rundown
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
maritime · abandoned · rusting · grounded · scuttled · beached · flotsam · jetsam · ghostship · salvage
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- uncared-forLacking attention or maintenance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- forgottenNo longer recalled
ignored · deteriorating · shabby · tattered · worn · faded · dusty · grimy · weathered · abandoned
homeless
Without a dwelling
transient · beggar · panhandler · outcast · wanderer · itinerant · dispossessed · down-and-out · rough sleeper · street person
negligent
Failing in due care
- remissNeglectful of duty
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- delinquentFailing in duty
lax · careless · neglectful · failing · shirking · defaulting · truant · faithless · unreliable · slack
- desolationbleakness, barrenness, emptiness, wasteland, desolation
- negligence expressionsdrop the ball, asleep at the wheel, let slide, slack off, caught napping
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- shipwrecksshipwreck, shipwrecks, sunken ships, capsized, wreck
- wreckagedebris, wreckage, rubble, remains, remnants
- abandonedabandoned, abandoned building, abandoned factory, abandoned hospital, abandoned mine
derelictwell-maintained
Properly looked after
pristine · immaculate · renovated · restored · refurbished
derelictdutiful
Motivated by obligation
responsible · conscientious · faithful · diligent · attentive
- dereliction of dutyWillful failure at responsibilities
- derelict shipAbandoned, deteriorating vessel
- derelict buildingVacant, deteriorating structure