slummier
More decrepit, neglected
Slummier is the comparative form of slummy, meaning more rundown, squalid, or resembling a slum.
It describes places that are shabbier or more neglected than others: The neighborhood got slummier after the factory closed.
The word carries judgment about poverty and urban decay.
Ruined through neglect
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- dingyDiscolored from grime
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
seedy · filthy · decrepit · rundown · crumbling · derelict · unkempt · sordid
Process of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- dilapidationState of ruin
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- rotOrganic breakdown process
crumbling · decrepitude · ruination · decline · erosion · dereliction · atrophy · decomposition
Segregated urban quarter
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- rustbeltIndustrial decay zone
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
vandalism · abandonment · vacancy · condemned · gentrification · disinvestment · shantytown · favela
Multi-unit urban dwelling
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- teemingAbundantly full of
- packedFilled to capacity
swarming · huddled · sardines · jam-packed · overcrowded · squashed · clustered · dense
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
hand-to-mouth · penury · privation · hardship · deprivation · subsistence · neediness · pauperism
dilapidated
Ruined through neglect
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- dingyDiscolored from grime
grimy · seedy · filthy · decrepit · rundown · crumbling · derelict · unkempt · sordid · tattered
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- dilapidationState of ruin
- blightPlant disease causing decay
rot · crumbling · decrepitude · ruination · decline · erosion · dereliction · atrophy · decomposition · corrosion
ghetto
Segregated urban quarter
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- rustbeltIndustrial decay zone
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
graffiti · vandalism · abandonment · vacancy · condemned · gentrification · disinvestment · shantytown · favela · barrio
tenement
Multi-unit urban dwelling
packed · swarming · huddled · sardines · jam-packed · overcrowded · squashed · clustered · dense · overflowing
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
disadvantaged · hand-to-mouth · penury · privation · hardship · deprivation · subsistence · neediness · pauperism · want