Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun derelict

2 senses of derelict

Sense 1
derelict -- (a person without a home, job, or property)
       => pauper -- (a person who is very poor)

Sense 2
abandoned ship, derelict -- (a ship abandoned on the high seas)
       => ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Antonyms of adj derelict

4 senses of derelict

Sense 1
creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone -- (worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack")

INDIRECT (VIA worn) -> new -- (unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new")

Sense 2
abandoned, derelict, deserted -- (forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse")

INDIRECT (VIA uninhabited) -> inhabited -- (having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth")

Sense 3
derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss -- (failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills")

INDIRECT (VIA negligent) -> diligent -- (characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files")

Sense 4
bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down -- (in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack")

INDIRECT (VIA damaged) -> undamaged -- (not harmed or spoiled; sound)

Similarity of adj derelict

4 senses of derelict

Sense 1
creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone -- (worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack")
       => worn (vs. new) -- (affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket")

Sense 2
abandoned, derelict, deserted -- (forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse")
       => uninhabited (vs. inhabited) -- (not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses")

Sense 3
derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss -- (failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills")
       => negligent (vs. diligent) -- (characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence")

Sense 4
bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down -- (in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack")
       => damaged (vs. undamaged) -- (harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings")