Synonyms of down-at-the-heels

down-at-the-heels

adjective

ˈdau̇n-ˌat-ṯẖə-ˈhēlz 

variants or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• scruffy
• tumbledown
• seedy
• shabby
• dumpy
• mangy
• grungy
• neglected
• tatty
• scrubby
• timeworn
• sleazy
• ratty
• threadbare
• tacky
• beat-up
• gone to seed
• run-down
• bombed-out
• miserable
• abandoned
• tattered
• desolate
• tatterdemalion
• moth-eaten
• dog-eared
• dingy
• decrepit
• unkept
• forlorn
• ramshackle
• mean
• bedraggled
• rickety
• tired
• broken-down
• ruined
• godforsaken
• ragged
• decaying
• rackety
• worn-out
• destroyed
• deteriorated
• wrecked
• injured
• damaged
• deteriorating
• broken
• rattletrap
• impaired
• hurt
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• brand-new
• fresh
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• mended
• spiffy
• cared-for
• patched
• smart
• spruce

Examples of down-at-the-heels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences. —Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024

Born 200 years ago in Wales to intellectually curious but down-at-the-heels parents, Wallace was forced to leave school at age 14. —Jennie Erin Smith, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023