beat-up

Examples

• All

• So why are you still wearing that beat up, old thing?

  The Invisible (2007)

• That beat-up old chair has been in the family for years.

• It's pretty beat up and it's only been half of the school year.

  Hannah Elise

• Looks like it's been beat up.

  The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

• You know those well loved beat up stuffed animals that you had as a kid?

• This palette is beat up because I use it so much.

  Carli Bybel

• You notice how beat-up the church was, how dirty inside, and how clean they all were.

  Academic text (2009)

• Did you see those kids sitting in that beat-up truck shivering to death?

  Fiction book (1994)

• Meanwhile, we were hauling stuff around in our old, beat-up jalopies.

  Lawless (2012)

• My skateboard looks really beat-up after all the tricks I've tried.

Synonyms

B

broken-down

vsbeat-up

24 4.4

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

also covers damage from rough treatment, not only age or neglect

B

beaten-up

vsbeat-up

23 4.7

Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot

is the broader idea of being damaged by rough or long use

W

worn-out

vsbeat-up

20 3.1

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

includes that state but also milder damage from rough treatment

I

in tatters

vsbeat-up

8 6.4

So badly torn and ruined that it cannot be used, like clothes or plans

can describe similar damage but also milder worn or rough use cases

W

worn

vsbeat-up

4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

emphasizes damage from rough treatment or long use rather than mere age

W

weather-beaten

vsbeat-up

3 6.6

Having a rough, worn look after being outdoors in sun or wind

is about damage from rough use or long use, not only weather

S

to smashed up

vsbeat-up

• Informal

1 4.8

Become damaged or broken into pieces after a hard hit

includes such severe harm but also lighter wear from long use

K

knocked-out

vsbeat-up

• Informal

1 6.8

Damaged and worn so it no longer works well

is a neutral term for damage from rough treatment or long use

D

damaged

vsbeat-up

1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

is specifically about rough or long use causing that damage

T

tattered

vsbeat-up

1 4.5

In a very poor state after long use or damage

focuses on physical damage from rough or long use rather than figurative harm

B

blemished

vsbeat-up

1 4.1

Having marks or small faults that make something less good

refers to general damage or heavy wear rather than minor spots

F

frazzled

vsbeat-up

1 5.1

Worn and damaged at the edges from long use

emphasizes overall damage from rough or long use rather than fraying alone

B

battered

vsbeat-up

3.7

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

covers damage from rough treatment but is less focused on shabby look

T

tumbledown

vsbeat-up

5.6

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

focuses on rough treatment or long use rather than neglect alone

M

marred

vsbeat-up

5.5

Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse

involves broader damage or wear beyond just surface marks

S

storm-beaten

vsbeat-up

7.4

A thing damaged and worn by storms

covers weather damage but also any rough treatment or long use causes

W

wrecked

vsbeat-up

4.0

Badly damaged after an accident or disaster

can include total destruction but also lesser damage from rough use

S

swacked

vsbeat-up

• Archaic

9.9

Badly damaged, often crushed by a strong hit or accident

is broader, covering both severe blows and long rough use damage

Antonyms

N

new

∞ 1.0

In original condition and never used before

P

pristine

63 5.1

Very clean and fresh, like new

How Damaged

dilapidated

18 6.2

beat-up

41 5.2

battered

3.7

worn

4 2.1

used

1.0

new

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology