rattletrap

adjective

Definition of rattletrapnext
as in ramshackle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattletrap
  1. ramshackle
  2. tumbledown
  3. rickety
  4. rackety
  5. abandoned
Adjective
  • The treasure trove included the rarest of rare examples from Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, and Mercedes-Benz, stored in various states of disrepair, either in ramshackle steel sheds or out in the open.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Baker tours the ramshackle, bilingual American dream of ethnic rivalries between Russians and Armenians and belligerent working-class youths addicted to sneakers and video games.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ramshackle
Adjective
  • All except a few dozen hardy souls who formed the historical society and began patching the scars of this tumbledown town.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The project is in a tumbledown section of Oildale, situated between an optical lens store and aquatic pet shop.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Definition of tumbledown
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Definition of rickety
Adjective
  • However, its stabilizers are loud, especially the rackety spacebar that popped up aggressively with a loud plastic clack during testing.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Whether the rackety Italian state can process this money effectively, however, is a different question.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020
Definition of rackety
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of abandoned
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