Dilapidated vs Demolished - What's the difference?
dilapidated | demolished | Related terms |
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
(demolish)
To destroy; to destruct.
(figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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As verbs the difference between dilapidated and demolished
is that dilapidated is past participle of lang=en while demolished is past tense of demolish.As an adjective dilapidated
is having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.dilapidated
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* beat * beat up * beaten up * bedraggled * broken-down * ramshackle * ruinous * rundown * tatterdemalion * tumbledowndemolished
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(head)demolish
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(es)- They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
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