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Synonyms for decrepit
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
worn and broken down by hard use
A decrepit bus with seats held together by tape.
The true synonym
derelict
Same sentence, swapped: A derelict bus with seats held together by tape.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for decrepit as it is used in the sentence above.
- shriveled
- childlike
- fossilized
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