rattletrap

adjective

Definition of rattletrapnext
as in ramshackle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattletrap
  1. ramshackle
  2. tumbledown
  3. rickety
  4. rackety
  5. abandoned
Adjective
  • Low-scudding, rain-laden clouds threaten to soak a group of Palestinian farmers huddling around their ramshackle sheep sheds as the Israel Defense Forces troops drive up to serve them eviction notices.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Maximus’s quest for revenge takes him from a ramshackle arena in Spain all the way to the Colosseum, fighting man and beast alike in the hopes of gaining vengeance and freedom.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of ramshackle
Adjective
  • All except a few dozen hardy souls who formed the historical society and began patching the scars of this tumbledown town.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The project is in a tumbledown section of Oildale, situated between an optical lens store and aquatic pet shop.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Definition of tumbledown
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Definition of rickety
Adjective
  • However, its stabilizers are loud, especially the rackety spacebar that popped up aggressively with a loud plastic clack during testing.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Whether the rackety Italian state can process this money effectively, however, is a different question.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020
Definition of rackety
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of abandoned
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