dilapidated house
Decrepit, falling-apart home
A dilapidated house is a dwelling in a state of serious disrepair—roof sagging, paint peeling, windows broken, structure deteriorating from neglect.
The phrase appears frequently in real estate listings, urban planning discussions, and gothic fiction: The dilapidated house at the end of the street had been empty for decades.
A house merely old or worn is not necessarily dilapidated; the word implies decay approaching ruin.
- rundownQuick overview of facts
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- decrepitWorn by age
ramshackle · shabby · neglected · condemned · tear down · haunted · haunted mansion · boarded · shutters · cobwebs · roof · sagging · porch · weeds · overgrown · dusty · rotting · peeling
- Dangerous Buildingscondemned building, collapsed building, firetrap, fire trap, abandoned factory
- abandonedabandoned, abandoned building, abandoned factory, abandoned hospital, abandoned mine
- slumsslum, slums, shanty, shanties, shack
dilapidated housenew construction
dilapidated housestately home
Large historic aristocratic residence
grand estate · stately manor · mansion · luxury home · dream house
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