Derelict — synonyms, definition

1. derelict (a)

at fault blameworthy careless censurable chargeable culpable delinquent deserted destitute forsaken guilty homeless in error itinerant lax neglected neglectful outcast remiss reprehensible • • •

2. derelict (Noun)

abandoned ship beggar bum criminal dawdler delinquent exile felon fugitive good-for-nothing gypsy hobo loafer outcast outlaw pariah rascal refugee renegade runaway • • •

derelict (Noun) — A person without a home, job, or property.

derelict (Noun) — A ship abandoned on the high seas.

indigent pauper ship

3. derelict (Adjective)

abandoned bedraggled broken-down creaky decrepit dero derro dilapidated flea-bitten ramshackle run-down tatterdemalion tumble-down woebegone

derelict (Adjective) — Worn and broken down by hard use. ex. "a derelict shack"

derelict (Adjective) — Empty of people and unused, not maintained by the owner or inhabitants. ex. "weed-grown yard of a derelict farmhouse"

derelict (Adjective) — Failing in what duty requires. ex. "derelict in his duty"

derelict (Adjective) — In deplorable condition. ex. "a street of derelict tenements"