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| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destitute or down-and-out person |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum, castaway, dawdler, drifter, floater, grifter, hobo, ne'er-do-well, outcast, renegade, skidrow bum, stiff, stumblebum, tramp, vagabond, vagrant |
| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, negligent |
| Synonyms: | delinquent, irresponsible, lax, regardless, remiss, slack, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy, behindhand, disregardful |
| Antonyms: | careful, caring |
| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deserted, forsaken |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, discarded, faded, neglected, ruined, run-down, seedy, shabby, solitary, threadbare, uncouth, castoff, lorn, ownerless, relinquished |
| Antonyms: | improved, populated |
| Main Entry: | bum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beggar |
| Synonyms: | black sheep*, derelict, drifter, hobo, stiff*, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, bindle, floater, gutterpup, guttersnipe |
| Notes: | a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel, a tramp travels without working, and a bum does not travel or work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible, defaulting |
| Synonyms: | behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, derelict, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, overdue, red-handed*, remiss, reprehensible, shabby, slack, tardy, unpaid, defaultant, disregardful, offending, procrastinating |
| Antonyms: | careful, responsible, behaving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal, often young |
| Synonyms: | behind, black sheep*, blackguard, culprit, deadbeat*, debtor, derelict, desperado, fallen angel, felon, hoodlum*, juvenile delinquent, lawbreaker, loafer, malefactor, miscreant, offender, outlaw, punk*, recreant, reprobate, sinner, wrongdoer, JD, dawdler, deadhead, defaulter, evader, jailbird, juvie, lounger, neglecter, no show, young offender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deserted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned, unoccupied |
| Synonyms: | bare, barren, bereft, cast off, derelict, desolate, empty, forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken*, isolated, left, lonely, neglected, solitary, uncouth, uninhabited, vacant, left in the lurch, left stranded, lorn, relinquished |
| Antonyms: | busy, crowded, populous, populated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deserter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fugitive from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absconder, apostate, betrayer, criminal, delinquent, derelict, escapee, lawbreaker, maroon, recreant, refugee, renegade, runaway, shirker, slacker, traitor, truant, AWOL, backslider, defector, escaper, hookey player, no-show |
| Main Entry: | desertion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandonment |
| Synonyms: | abrogation, avoidance, betrayal, departure, derelict, dereliction, disaffection, divorce, escape, evasion, flight, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, resignation, retreat, secession, treachery, withdrawal, absconding, apostasy, backsliding, castoff, defecting, departing, disavowal, disavowing, elusion, falling away, falseness, forsaking, going back on, leaving, marooning, perfidy, recreancy, relinquishment, retirement, running out on, tergiversation, truancy |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, help, staying |
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy*, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, faded, impaired, injured, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty*, raunchy, rickety, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, tacky, threadbare, unimproved, unkempt, worn-out, battered, beat-up, dog-eared, fallen-in, in a bad way, marred, rinky-dink, slummy, tumble-down, uncared for, used-up |
| Antonyms: | rebuilt, in good repair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | down-and-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | destitute |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, beaten, broke, broken, defeated, derelict, destitute, finished, impoverished, in the red, insolvent, needy, outcast, penniless, poverty-stricken, ruined, vagabond, vagrant, beggared, in the gutter, in the poorhouse, moneyless, on the skids, out of funds |
| Antonyms: | rich, wealthy, well-to-do |
| Main Entry: | drifter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wanderer |
| Synonyms: | derelict, hobo, itinerant, nomad, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, rolling stone |
| Main Entry: | forsaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned |
| Synonyms: | cast off, derelict, deserted, desolate, destitute, forlorn, friendless, godforsaken*, isolated, jilted, lonely, outcast, solitary, disowned, ignored, left at the altar, left behind, left in the lurch, lorn, marooned, thrown over |
| Antonyms: | helped, wanted, cherished, nurtured |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fugitive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person escaping from law or other pursuer |
| Synonyms: | émigré, derelict, deserter, displaced person, escapee, exile, fly-by-night*, hermit, outcast, outlaw, recluse, refugee, runaway, stray, transient, truant, vagabond, waif, bolter, dodger, escaper, evacuee, hunted person, runagate, walkout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hobo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | homeless person |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum, derelict, drifter, migrant worker, street person, tramp, transient, vagabond, vagrant, wanderer, wino |
| Main Entry: | homeless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | displaced |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, derelict, desolate, destitute, displaced, down-and-out*, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, itinerant, outcast, refugee, unsettled, unwelcome, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, banished, deported, disinherited, dispossessed, estranged, exiled, houseless, uncared-for, unhoused, without a roof |
| Antonyms: | settled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lax |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slack, remiss |
| Synonyms: | broad, careless, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care*, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, inaccurate, indefinite, indifferent, inexact, lenient, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, regardless, shapeless, slipshod, sloppy, soft, unmindful, vague, yielding, any way, asleep on job, behindhand, disregardful, imprecise, nonspecific, overindulgent, paying no mind |
| Antonyms: | hard, rigid, strict, tight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | neglectful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, failing |
| Synonyms: | delinquent, derelict, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, lax, lazy, negligent, regardless, remiss, slack, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful, behindhand, disregardful |
| Antonyms: | attentive, careful, mindful, successful, caring |
| Main Entry: | negligent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, indifferent |
| Synonyms: | cursory, delinquent, derelict, forgetful, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, lax, neglectful, nonchalant, offhand, regardless, remiss, slack, slapdash*, slipshod*, sloppy*, slovenly, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking, asleep at switch, behindhand, discinct, disregardful, incurious, unheedful |
| Antonyms: | attentive, careful, mindful, successful, caring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outcast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unwanted, not accepted |
| Synonyms: | bum*, castaway, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, gypsy, hobo*, persona non grata*, rascal, refugee, reprobate, tramp, untouchable, vagabond, vagrant, wretch, deportee |
| Antonyms: | favorite, friend, idol |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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