Synonyms of rundown

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noun

ˈrən-ˌdau̇n 

as in summary

a short statement of the main points

a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summary
• outline
• recap
• synopsis
• brief
• roundup
• sum-up
• summa
• résumé
• inventory
• recapitulation
• run-through
• summarization
• précis
• summing-up
• digest
• encapsulation
• sum
• conspectus
• capsule
• wrap-up
• breviary
• abstract
• epitome
• compendium
• shortening
• abbreviation
• rehash
• abridgment
• curtailment
• streamlining
• condensation
• simplification
• reprise
• compend
• epilogue
• conclusion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansion
• enlargement
• amplification
• supplement
• addendum

run-down

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adjective

ˈrən-ˈdau̇n 

1

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

a run-down old house that really should be torn down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• shabby
• tumbledown
• scruffy
• desolate
• abandoned
• miserable
• tattered
• dumpy
• seedy
• tatty
• tired
• grungy
• mangy
• scrubby
• ragged
• tacky
• timeworn
• down-at-the-heels
• threadbare
• ratty
• beat-up
• gone to seed
• sleazy
• bombed-out
• broken
• ruined
• dog-eared
• mean
• moth-eaten
• decrepit
• damaged
• unkept
• dingy
• tatterdemalion
• ramshackle
• wrecked
• forlorn
• deteriorated
• decaying
• broken-down
• rickety
• deteriorating
• destroyed
• bedraggled
• godforsaken
• worn-out
• rackety
• injured
• hurt
• impaired
• rattletrap
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• fresh
• brand-new
• kept-up
• maintained
• reconstructed
• rebuilt
• patched
• spiffy
• mended
• cared-for
• smart
• spruce

2

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I'm afraid I'll be staying home today as I'm feeling run-down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• poorly
• bad
• down
• ill
• shaky
• ailing
• weak
• unhealthy
• dizzy
• unwell
• unsound
• out of sorts
• peaky
• under the weather
• indisposed
• punk
• troubled
• sickened
• peaked
• seedy
• symptomatic
• fragile
• cruddy
• decrepit
• disabled
• sickish
• feeble
• lousy
• queasy
• nauseous
• diseased
• squeamish
• woozy
• feverish
• nauseated
• sickly
• seasick
• disordered
• frail
• achy
• afflicted
• infirm
• weakly
• debilitated
• qualmish
• invalid
• airsick
• hypochondriacal
• incapacitated
• carsick
• light-headed
• hypochondriac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• well
• healthy
• sound
• wholesome
• healthful
• hale
• conditioned
• better
• fit
• improved
• recovering
• cured
• able-bodied
• strong
• robust
• tough
• well-conditioned
• mending
• rugged
• thriving
• lusty
• hearty
• stalwart
• hardy
• flourishing
• recuperating
• rehabilitated
• bouncing
• blooming
• flush
• chipper
• convalescing

run down

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verb

1

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

finally ran down the answer after hours of research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• track (down)
• get
• find out
• dig out
• hunt (down or up)
• hit (on or upon)
• turn up
• dig up
• dredge (up)
• detect
• ferret (out)
• ascertain
• scout (up)
• determine
• rout (out)
• root (out)
• nose out
• scare up
• rummage
• descry
• sight
• spot
• search (for or out)
• look for
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

2

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

constantly running down the city's cultural life won't do anything to improve it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• talk down
• play down
• dump on
• write off
• cry down
• criticize
• discount
• put down
• denigrate
• belittle
• kiss off
• disparage
• derogate
• decry
• deprecate
• depreciate
• dislike
• poor-mouth
• vilipend
• denounce
• condemn
• trash
• dis
• trash-talk
• bad-mouth
• disapprove (of)
• discredit
• scold
• discommend
• abuse
• malign
• slander
• disgrace
• vilify
• censure
• rip
• defame
• slur
• reprobate
• asperse
• traduce
• reprehend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• applaud
• exalt
• approve
• recommend
• glorify
• magnify
• favor
• endorse
• extol
• sanction
• countenance
• laud
• acclaim
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rundown

Noun

Here’s a rundown of what readers were following. —Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. —Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026

Adjective

Seeing customers lined up waiting outside a run-down restaurant down the street, McLamore joined the queue and got what other people were getting, a couple of quarter-pound hamburgers on five-inch buns topped with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, pickles, onions and ketchup. —Steve Patterson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

According to the official synopsis, Savage Lake follows Nell Marin, a woman who reluctantly returns to her family’s run-down lakeside cabin with her teenage son, Oscar, after the death of her estranged father. —Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) tracks run down the middle of 7th Street, cutting through West Oakland like a knife between older homes and the industrial areas of the Oakland Port. —John Ramos, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026

Tuesday’s game ended with defensive replacement Will Benson, acquired in exchange for Hajjar ahead of the 2023 season, running down a long drive by San Francisco’s Daniel Susac to secure the victory. —C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026