derelict

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Synonyms: relict, delict, derelicts, deselect, dereling, defelice

Antonyms: relict, delict, derelicts, deselect, dereling, defelice

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[give up#Verb|Given up]] by the [[guardian]] or [[owner]]; [[abandoned#Adjective|abandoned]], [[forsaken#Adjective|forsaken]].
2. {{senseid|en|dilapidated}}{{lb|en|by extension}} Of property: in a [[poor#Adjective|poor]] [[state#Noun|state]] due to [[abandonment]] or [[neglect#Noun|neglect]]; [[dilapidated#Adjective|dilapidated]], [[neglected#Adjective|neglected]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[adrift#Adjective|Adrift]], [[lost#Adjective|lost]].
4. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} [[negligent|Negligent]] in [[perform]]ing a [[duty]]; [[careless]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[property|Property]] [[abandon#Verb|abandoned]] by its [[former#Adjective|former]] [[guardian]] or [[owner]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an [[item]] of such property.
2. {{lb|en|countable|dated}} An [[abandoned#Adjective|abandoned]] or [[forsaken#Adjective|forsaken]] [[person#Noun|person]]; an [[outcast#Noun|outcast]], a [[waif#Noun|waif]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|by extension|derogatory}} A [[homeless]] or [[jobless]] person; a [[vagrant#Noun|vagrant]]; also, a person who is ([[perceive]]d as) [[negligent]] in their [[hygiene]] and [[personal#Adjective|personal]] [[affair]]s.
4. {{senseid|en|duty shirker}} {{lb|en|countable|chiefly|US}} A person who is [[negligent]] in [[perform]]ing a [[duty]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[abandon#Verb|abandon]] or [[forsake]] (someone or something).
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[neglect#Verb|neglect]] a [[duty]].

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