Antonyms for derelict
ˈdɛr ə lɪktderelict

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1. derelictadjective

   Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.

   There was a derelict ship on the island.

   Synonyms:
   abandoned

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1. derelictnoun

   a person without a home, job, or property

   Antonyms:
   new, undamaged, diligent, inhabited

   Synonyms:
   abandoned ship

2. abandoned ship, derelictadjective

   a ship abandoned on the high seas

   Antonyms:
   new, inhabited, undamaged, diligent

   Synonyms:
   abandoned ship

3. creaky, 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"

   Antonyms:
   new, diligent, inhabited, undamaged

   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, sapless

4. abandoned, derelict, desertedadjective

   forsaken by owner or inhabitants

   "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"

   Antonyms:
   diligent, new, undamaged, inhabited

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, flea-bitten, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, broken-down, tatterdemalion, dilapidated, neglectful

5. derelict, 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"

   Antonyms:
   new, inhabited, undamaged, diligent

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, overdue, bedraggled, woebegone, tumble-down, remiss, run-down, delinquent, flea-bitten, creaky, ramshackle, deserted, decrepit, inattentive, broken-down, tatterdemalion, dilapidated, neglectful

6. bedraggled, 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"

   Antonyms:
   undamaged, new, diligent, inhabited

   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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1. derelictadjective

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, forsaken, lost, adrift, careless, negligent, remiss, delinquent

How to use derelict in a sentence?

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   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.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   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.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   Very sadly now, our founders' vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House, that is why today, as Speaker of the White House, I solemnly and sadly open the debate on the impeachment of the President of 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.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   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.

5. Bob Gibbs:

   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.

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