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Synonyms for derelict
ˈdɛr ə lɪktderelict
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Wiktionary
derelictadjective
Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.
There was a derelict ship on the island.
Synonyms:
abandoned
Princeton's WordNet
derelictnoun
a person without a home, job, or property
Synonyms:
abandoned shipabandoned ship, derelictadjective
a ship abandoned on the high seas
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abandoned shipcreaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegoneadjective
worn and broken down by hard use
"a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
Synonyms:
weak, infirm, abandoned, bedraggled, weakly, debile, rickety, woebegone, tumble-down, tatterdemalion, neglectful, run-down, remiss, rheumatoid, screaky, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, rheumy, decrepit, arthritic, delinquent, broken-down, rheumatic, dilapidated, flea-bitten, feeble, woeful, saplessabandoned, derelict, desertedadjective
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
"weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
Synonyms:
abandoned, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, flea-bitten, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, broken-down, tatterdemalion, dilapidated, neglectfulderelict, delinquent, neglectful, remissadjective
failing in what duty requires
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Synonyms:
abandoned, overdue, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, flea-bitten, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, inattentive, broken-down, tatterdemalion, dilapidated, neglectfulbedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-downadjective
in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
Synonyms:
tatterdemalion, abandoned, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, tattered, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, broken-down, flea-bitten, draggled, dilapidated, neglectful
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
derelictadjective
Synonyms:
(Law.) forsaken, relinquished, abandoned, leftderelictadjective
Synonyms:
unfaithful, faithlessderelictnoun
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(Law.) abandoned propertyderelictnoun
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tract of land (fit for cultivation) left dry by the retirement of the sea
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List of paraphrases for "derelict":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4981 | weak | |
#8576 | abandoned | |
#15547 | wreck | |
#17574 | rheumatoid | |
#20573 | deserted | |
#20585 | bum | |
#21061 | overdue | |
#21084 | delinquent | |
#21801 | weakly | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#35671 | rheumatic | |
#37353 | wreckage | |
#43515 | tattered | |
#44435 | derelict | |
#54532 | dilapidated | |
#58852 | infirm | |
#61919 | arthritic | |
#69724 | inattentive | |
#70794 | decrepit | |
#76852 | remiss | |
#77165 | woeful | |
#81924 | rickety | |
#98447 | ramshackle | |
#101223 | creaky | |
#120040 | neglectful | |
#154287 | bedraggled | |
#271548 | debile | |
#295809 | woebegone |
How to use derelict in a sentence?
Mr. Koskinen should no longer be the IRS commissioner, at best, Commissioner Koskinen was derelict in his duties to preserve agency records. At worst, he and the IRS engaged in an orchestrated plan to hide information from Congress.
If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the president's reckless actions make impeachment necessary.
The President is derelict in his duty, having repeatedly said he lacks the authority to extend the CDC’s eviction moratorium, then extending it anyway, his actions on the border represent a negligence in keeping America secure.We need to cut this off at the pass now and show we will not stand for clearly unconstitutional actions.
Any confidence the world had in our country is now, ummm, gone, saigon, circa 1975, steroids, and former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta, yeah, rightly calling it Biden’s Bay of Pigs and thanks to the actions of our derelict, low-functioning president … the absolute worst-case scenario has been playing out before our eyes.
We gather today under the dome of this temple of democracy to exercise one of the most solemn powers that this body can take : The impeachment of the President of the United States, if we do not act now we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the President's reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.
Translations for derelict
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- изоставен, напуснатBulgarian
- vrakCzech
- verfallen, aufgegeben-ein verlassenes SchiffGerman
- paria, negligente, abandonadoSpanish
- متروکPersian
- hylätty, hylky, omaisuus, huolimaton, välinpitämätön, hylkiö, hulttioFinnish
- clochard, paria, délaissé, abandonné, en ruines, épave, négligentFrench
- faillitheoir, díbeartach, fágtha béal in airde, tréigthe, faillíoch, long thréigthe, éan scoite, faillitheachIrish
- trascurato, relitto, rifiuto, abbandonato, negligente, relitto della società, derelittoItalian
- נָטוּשׁHebrew
- porzuconyPolish
- negligente, abandonadoPortuguese
- бесхозный, отверженный, покинутый, отщепенец, брошенный, изгойRussian
- vô chủVietnamese
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