BATTERED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BATTERED?

Need another word that means the same as “battered”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “battered” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Battered” are: beat-up, beaten-up, beaten, damaged, shabby, falling to pieces, falling apart, dilapidated, rickety, ramshackle, crumbling, decayed, antiquated, superannuated, the worse for wear, on its last legs

Battered as an Adjective

Definitions of "Battered" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “battered” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury.
• (of a thing) damaged by age and repeated use.
• Injured by repeated blows or punishment.
• Damaged by blows or hard usage.
• Damaged especially by hard usage.
• Having suffered repeated violence from a spouse, partner, or parent.

Synonyms of "Battered" as an adjective (16 Words)

antiquated	Old-fashioned or outdated. This antiquated central heating system.
beat-up	Damaged by blows or hard usage.
beaten	Having been beaten or struck. He trudged home like a beaten cur.
beaten-up	Damaged by blows or hard usage.
crumbling	(of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time. A crumbling empire.
damaged	Being unjustly brought into disrepute. I won t buy damaged goods.
decayed	Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless. The restoration of decayed churches.
dilapidated	In deplorable condition. Old dilapidated buildings.
falling apart	Coming down freely under the influence of gravity.
falling to pieces	Decreasing in amount or degree.
on its last legs	Occurring at or forming an end or termination.
ramshackle	In deplorable condition. A ramshackle old pier.
rickety	Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets. A rickety table.
shabby	Showing signs of wear and tear. Shabby treatment.
superannuated	Old; no longer valid or fashionable. He left the house for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders.
the worse for wear	Inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.

Usage Examples of "Battered" as an adjective

• His battered old hat.
• A battered old car.
• The battered woman syndrome.
• He finished the day battered and bruised.
• Battered babies.
• A pair of battered black boots.
• A battered child.

Associations of "Battered" (30 Words)

aged	Used of tobacco aging as a preservative process aged is pronounced as one syllable. Aged members of the society.
aging	The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.
anachronistic	Belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned. She is rebelling against the anachronistic morality of her parents.
antediluvian	Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood. A ramshackle antediluvian tenement.
antiquate	Give an antique appearance to.
antiquated	Old-fashioned or outdated. This antiquated central heating system.
antique	Search or shop for antiques. Antique work practices.
antiquity	An object, building, or work of art from the ancient past. A church of great antiquity.
archaic	Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type. A term with a rather archaic ring to it.
bric-a-brac	Miscellaneous curios.
classic	An artist who has created classic works. A classic car.
dated	Marked with a date. A signed and dated painting.
diehard	A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition. A diehard Yankees fan.
dowdy	(of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and unstylish in appearance (typically used of a woman. She could achieve the kind of casual chic which made every other woman around her look dowdy.
elder	A member of a senate or governing body. My elder daughter.
immemorial	Long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history. An immemorial custom.
mangy	In poor condition; shabby. A girl in a mangy fur coat.
obsolete	Cause a product or idea to become obsolete by replacing it with something new. Obsolete words.
outdated	Old; no longer valid or fashionable. Outdated equipment.
paleolithic	Second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC. Paleolithic artifacts.
primeval	Of the earliest time in history. A primeval desire.
senescence	The condition or process of deterioration with age.
senescent	Growing old.
shopworn	Worn or faded from being on display in a store. He brought out some shopworn lettuce.
superannuated	Too old to be useful- Anthony Trollope. She is not superannuated and has no paid holiday.
threadbare	(of an argument, excuse, idea, etc.) used so often that it is no longer effective. Threadbare rugs.
timeworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Parroting some timeworn axiom.
traditionally	According to tradition; in a traditional manner. They dress traditionally in kimonos.
used	Previously used or owned by another. After going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used.
yore	Time long past.