beaten-up

Examples

• All

• Although he's asleep, we can tell he's bruised and generally beaten up.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The old car looked very beaten-up, with scratches and dents all over its body.

• The place we live in, a beaten up 40 year old apartment with one room.

  Bittersweet (2018)

• In this one we have some beaten up jazz shoes.

  Nicole Laeno

• And on top of that, the package was extremely beaten up in just 16 hours.

  Blog text (33)

• Some of them are a little bit beaten up, but I'm sure the beer is still perfectly good.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Through six weeks of the season, the Steelers are banged up, beaten up, and 2-3.

  Blog text (27)

• And, and there was a guy that was running up to the north and he took this, it was a beaten up old VW camper van.

  Anything Goes With James English

• He found a beaten-up book at the flea market that was still full of interesting stories.

Synonyms

B

beat-up

vsbeaten-up

41 5.2

Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time

is the same meaning but differs in written form

B

broken-down

vsbeaten-up

24 4.4

In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect

focuses on visible physical damage from repeated hard use rather than failure

W

worn-out

vsbeaten-up

20 3.1

An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful

stresses visible impact damage from repeated blows rather than unusability alone

M

mangled

vsbeaten-up

• NSFW

6 5.3

Having parts that are badly torn or crushed with jagged edges

is about overall worn damage from repeated rough treatment rather than tearing

W

worn

vsbeaten-up

4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

emphasizes damage caused by repeated hard impacts rather than age alone

S

to smashed up

vsbeaten-up

• Informal

1 4.8

Become damaged or broken into pieces after a hard hit

refers to heavy repeated impact wear rather than complete breakage

K

knocked-out

vsbeaten-up

• Informal

1 6.8

Damaged and worn so it no longer works well

is similar but specifically stresses repeated blows and hard use

D

damaged

vsbeaten-up

1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

focuses specifically on wear from repeated blows or hard use

S

scuffed

vsbeaten-up

1 3.2

Having small scratches and light surface damage, like on shoes or bags

refers to deeper or repeated impact damage, not only surface marks

T

tattered

vsbeaten-up

1 4.5

In a very poor state after long use or damage

is more literal, meaning physical damage from repeated hard impacts

F

frazzled

vsbeaten-up

1 5.1

Worn and damaged at the edges from long use

describes more general heavy damage from repeated blows or hard use

B

battered

vsbeaten-up

3.7

An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use

is more about damage from repeated blows rather than general shabbiness

R

raddled

vsbeaten-up

• UK

9.9

Worn and in bad condition from long use

highlights damage from repeated forceful use rather than simple shabbiness

M

marred

vsbeaten-up

5.5

Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse

focuses on overall rough damage and wear from repeated impacts

T

tumbledown

vsbeaten-up

5.6

A building that is old, not cared for, and falling apart

implies repeated blows or rough treatment rather than collapse from neglect

W

wrecked

vsbeaten-up

4.0

Badly damaged after an accident or disaster

denotes heavy repeated wear or blows rather than total destruction

S

swacked

vsbeaten-up

• Archaic

9.9

Badly damaged, often crushed by a strong hit or accident

describes damage from repeated smaller blows or long hard use rather than one crash

Antonyms

N

new

∞ 1.0

In original condition and never used before

I

intact

304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

How Damaged

beaten-up

23 4.7

damaged

1 1.1

worn

4 2.1

scuffed

1 3.2

intact

304 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology