Down at the heel


Synonyms for down at the heel
adj worn-out; in shreds

dilapidated
torn
serrated
broken
rent
jagged
rough
disorganized
notched
mean
contemptible
crude

desultory
dingy
irregular
moth-eaten
poor
rugged
seedy
shabby
shaggy
shoddy
tacky
tattered

threadbare
uneven
unfinished
unkempt
tatty
fragmented
frayed
frazzled
shredded
patched
battered
badly dressed

badly worn
full of holes
in holes
in rags
in tatters
poorly made
scraggy
unpressed
worse for wear

Antonyms for down at the heel

polite
fixed
smooth

complete
even
nice

new
kempt

Synonyms
adj shabby, in bad shape

deserted
desolate
dilapidated
broken-down
neglected
dingy
crumbling
decrepit
ramshackle
seedy
derelict

rickety
tacky
abandoned
below par
debilitated
drained
enervated
exhausted
fatigued
forsaken
frowzy

old
peaked
ratty
tattered
tired
under the weather
unhealthy
weak
weary
worn-out
beat-up

dog-eared
down-at-the-heel
in a bad way
out of condition
tumble-down
uncared-for
untended
used up

Antonyms

used
stable
healthy

OK
populated
sound

nice
fresh
good

Synonyms
adj run-down, dilapidated

shabby
decaying
dingy
decrepit
grubby
crummy
tacky
sleazy
squalid
scruffy
ailing
beat up

bedraggled
drooping
droopy
faded
frowzy
mangy
messy
neglected
old
overgrown
poor
poorly

ragged
ratty
sickly
slovenly
tattered
threadbare
tired
torn
unkempt
untidy
unwell
worn

flagging
dog-eared
down-at-the-heel
gone to seed
in a bad way
sagging
used up
wilted
wilting

Antonyms

luxurious
posh
good

nice
respectable
clean

neat

Synonyms
adj dirty, disordered

bedraggled
careless
dingy
disheveled
disorderly
dowdy
frowzy
frumpy
grubby

grungy
heedless
icky
loose
messy
negligent
pigpen
raunchy
seedy

slack
slapdash
sleazy
slipshod
sloppy
tacky
topsy-turvy
unkempt
untidy

mussy
botched
down-at-the-heel
grody
messed up
unfastidious
unthorough

Antonyms

ordered

organized

clean

Synonyms
adj worn, frayed

scruffy
ratty
faded
tattered
tacky
shopworn
shabby

beat up
damaged
dilapidated
dingy
frowzy
impaired
injured

old
ragged
run-down
seedy
timeworn
used
worn-out

dog-eared
down-at-the-heel
used-up
worse for wear

Antonyms

fresh
new

unused
unworn

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