Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Derelict

• (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.
• (a.) Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful.
• (n.) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
• (n.) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.

Synonyms of Derelict

• Abandoned Ship
• Creaky
• Decrepit
• Flea-Bitten
• Run-Down
• Woebegone
• Abandoned
• Deserted
• Delinquent
• Neglectful
• Remiss
• Bedraggled
• Broken-Down
• Dilapidated
• Ramshackle
• Tatterdemalion
• Tumble-Down

Antonyms of Derelict

Homophones of Derelict