as in dilapidated
old and in bad condition or poor health
The decrepit building was badly in need of repair. a decrepit old man
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Recent Examples of decrepit
Most large pieces of space junk — decrepit satellites and spent rocket bodies, for example — break apart during their fiery trips back to Earth, creating artificial meteor showers.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 May 2025
This move also raises questions about what would happen with the existing facilities on Rikers, which are decrepit and in need of significant repair.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
The year before, they’d been booted out of the city’s Eagle Square neighborhood, lined with decrepit but tantalizing old mill warehouses.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The motel, which had grown decrepit over the years, was acquired by the state park system in 2001.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 May 2025
This move also raises questions about what would happen with the existing facilities on Rikers, which are decrepit and in need of significant repair.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
The year before, they’d been booted out of the city’s Eagle Square neighborhood, lined with decrepit but tantalizing old mill warehouses.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The motel, which had grown decrepit over the years, was acquired by the state park system in 2001.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrepit
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Police questioned him in 1994 after a man named Mark Peters turned up dead, tied to a chair in a dilapidated cabin in northern Kentucky.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Disaster could have been avoided The bridge project aimed to replace a dilapidated wood bridge about 27 miles northeast of Kansas City, in unincorporated Clay County.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
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And, in the long run, economists say that will translate to a weaker economy and a lower standard of living.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Thanks to a weak front sliding across Central Florida, Thursday will be a bit cooler than prior days.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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“Decrepit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrepit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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