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. decaying
  6. deteriorated
  7. abandoned
  8. deteriorating
Adjective
  • Detectives began digging on Tuesday in the remote area of Lancaster on a property next to a ramshackle home.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Everton’s departure from gorgeous, ramshackle Goodison Park — their home since 1892 — was another signal of new beginnings.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ramshackle
Adjective
  • For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Once a stronghold of canneries and lumber mills, the town has numerous tumbledown Victorians that have long been havens for artists, brewers, and various eccentrics—along with fans of The Goonies, who make pilgrimages to see where the seminal movie was shot.
    — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Definition of tumbledown
Adjective
  • The possibility -- even likelihood -- of some rickety old thing collapsing under me never occurred to me.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • There followed an uncomfortable, lurching ride in a rickety old coach.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
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
  • Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The district also could be in for other major changes in the coming years, including the opening of a few new schools to replace multiple decaying, underenrolled schools.
    — Scott Travis, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Definition of decaying
Adjective
  • Clark said the supports are needed because equipment used in the investigation is too heavy and difficult to maneuver safely on the deteriorated floor.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • According to the officer, the decision to classify Sands' death as such was the result of the deteriorated condition of his body.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of deteriorated
Adjective
  • By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of abandoned
Adjective
  • The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed the site in 2024 due to deteriorating conditions and understaffing.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of deteriorating
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“Rattletrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattletrap. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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