Vocabulary
Ramshackle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.
Urdu meaning
خراب، ٹوٹا پھوٹا، شکستہ، برباد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Fears abound that the ramshackle state of historic edifices can serve as the perfect pretext for authorities to accommodate the powerful builder mafia.
- The reality is that even the 2022 climate calamity failed to instil fear or empathy in the disaster authorities; their criminal unpreparedness in tackling emergencies is taking lives and destroying an already ramshackle infrastructure.
- Traffic police, essential to safe roads, ought to be made accountable for accidents caused by ramshackle transport and lawbreaking drivers, thereby ensuring an eye on untrained motorists and overcrowded vehicles.
- At the same time, the PDM has willingly hammered many nails in the coffin of the ramshackle democratic system.
- At the same time, the PDM has willingly hammered many nails in the coffin of the ramshackle democratic system.
Synonyms
tumbledown, dilapidated, derelict, ruinous, falling to pieces, decrepit, neglected,
Antonyms
well maintained, sturdy
Curator example
“a ramshackle cottage”
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