ramshackle (Meaning)

Wordnet

ramshackle (s)

in deplorable condition

Webster

Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.

Webster

To search or ransack; to rummage.

The ramshackle cabin creaked and groaned in the wind, threatening to collapse at any moment.
The old house was a veritable ramshackle, its paint peeling, windows broken, and roof sagging.
The city's outskirts were a maze of ramshackle buildings, remnants of a forgotten era.
The ramshackle car sputtered and coughed its way down the road, barely clinging to life.
The ramshackle fence surrounding the property did little to deter intruders.
The ramshackle shed served as a makeshift shelter for the homeless man.
The ramshackle amusement park was a relic of the past, its rides rusty and its attractions dilapidated.
The ramshackle boat rocked violently in the choppy waters, threatening to sink at any instant.
The abandoned building was a ramshackle testament to the neighborhood's decline.
The ramshackle bridge shook and swayed as vehicles crossed it, its integrity hanging by a thread.

in deplorable conditionLoose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair., To search or ransack; to rummage.

abandoned, rickety, deteriorating, deteriorated, dilapidated, tumbledown, decrepit, forlorn, wrecked, tattered

fresh, kept-up,new, maintained, fresh, brand-new, maintained, brand-new, new, kept-up

The ramshackle cabin creaked and groaned in the wind, threatening to collapse at any moment.

The old house was a veritable ramshackle, its paint peeling, windows broken, and roof sagging.

The city's outskirts were a maze of ramshackle buildings, remnants of a forgotten era.

The ramshackle car sputtered and coughed its way down the road, barely clinging to life.