slumlike
Evoking urban decay
Resembling or characteristic of a slum—overcrowded, run-down, and poorly maintained: slumlike conditions in the refugee camp, The housing had deteriorated into something slumlike.
The word describes places that share qualities with urban slums without necessarily being slums proper.
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- rundownQuick overview of facts
shabby · deteriorating · decrepit · derelict · worn · battered · weathered · rickety
Extremely poor condition
- destituteUtterly without means
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
needy · hardscrabble · subsistence · struggling · marginalized · dispossessed · underserved · have-not
Thoroughly unclean
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- foulOffensive or illegal
- dingyDiscolored from grime
grubby · unclean · polluted · contaminated · fetid · sewage · stench · disease-ridden
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- unmaintainedNot kept in repair
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
overgrown · disused · vacant · desolate · uncared-for · unattended · ignored · blighted
Uncomfortably lacking space
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- packedFilled to capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
windowless · confined · claustrophobic · subdivided · partitioned · multi-family · inadequate · insufficient
ramshackle
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
rundown · shabby · deteriorating · decrepit · derelict · worn · battered · weathered · rickety · unstable
poverty-stricken
Extremely poor condition
- destituteUtterly without means
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
indigent · needy · hardscrabble · subsistence · struggling · marginalized · dispossessed · underserved · have-not · hand-to-mouth
filthy
Thoroughly unclean
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- foulOffensive or illegal
dingy · grubby · unclean · polluted · contaminated · fetid · sewage · stench · disease-ridden · unhygienic
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- unmaintainedNot kept in repair
unkempt · overgrown · disused · vacant · desolate · uncared-for · unattended · ignored · blighted · eyesore
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
airless · windowless · confined · claustrophobic · subdivided · partitioned · multi-family · inadequate · insufficient · meager
slumlikewell-maintained
Properly looked after
pristine · immaculate · well-kept · manicured · upscale