Synonyms of ruined

ruined 1 of 2

adjective

as in done

facing certain defeat, disaster, or death

your chances for a promotion were ruined the instance you started mouthing off to the boss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• done
• doomed
• sunk
• finished
• endangered
• done for
• dead
• imperiled
• kaputt
• kaput
• imperilled

ruined

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ruin

1

as in bankrupted

to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts

after he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bankrupted
• busted
• reduced
• broke
• bust
• impoverished
• beggared
• pauperized
• wiped out
• cleaned (out)
• straitened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enriched
• richened

2

as in destroyed

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ravaged
• devastated
• wrecked
• plundered
• scourged
• shattered
• obliterated
• despoiled
• stripped
• sacked
• looted
• overwhelmed
• wasted
• eradicated
• pillaged
• demolished
• decimated
• wiped out
• totalled
• annihilated
• vaporized
• smashed
• wracked
• expunged
• desolated
• extinguished
• harried
• extirpated
• totaled
• razed
• nuked
• marauded
• mowed
• overpowered
• stript
• forayed
• rubbed out
• overthrew
• overran
• crushed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• recovered
• redeemed
• rehabilitated
• repaired
• fixed
• reconditioned
• patched
• mended
• revamped

3

as in demolished

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a huge fire that ruined an entire city block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• demolished
• shattered
• wrecked
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• wasted
• eroded
• overcame
• marred
• decimated
• annihilated
• ravaged
• desolated
• crippled
• extinguished
• razed
• pulverized
• vaporized
• wracked
• totalled
• totaled
• killed
• dismantled
• crushed
• tore down
• rubbed out
• creamed
• defeated
• pulled down
• blasted
• removed
• broke
• nuked
• did in
• injured
• spoiled
• deteriorated
• subdued
• harmed
• disintegrated
• impaired
• conquered
• spoilt
• disfigured
• mutilated
• obliterated
• licked
• trimmed
• dissolved
• clobbered
• won (against)
• mangled
• mastered
• prevailed (over)
• defaced
• surmounted
• whipped
• dynamited
• thrashed
• eradicated
• bested
• triumphed (over)
• swept (away)
• vitiated
• gutted
• routed
• trounced
• dilapidated
• scotched
• overmatched
• wore (away)
• despoiled
• vandalized
• blew up
• washed out
• plundered
• assassinated
• trampled
• slaughtered
• sacked
• scoured
• trashed
• wiped out
• looted
• disassembled
• murdered
• exterminated
• undid
• expunged
• liquidated
• beat
• pillaged
• took down
• extirpated
• stamped (out)
• blotted out
• massacred
• effaced
• cut down
• drubbed
• butchered
• rooted (out)
• executed
• skunked
• snuffed (out)
• walloped
• zapped
• killed off
• dispatched
• felled
• unmade
• took out
• overbore
• slew
• havocked
• mowed (down)
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• repaired
• set up
• raised
• created
• fixed
• reared
• put up
• made
• produced
• invented
• shaped
• manufactured
• formed
• established
• assembled
• molded
• saved
• protected
• forged
• organized
• revamped
• preserved
• fashioned
• mended
• patched
• fabricated
• constituted
• framed
• founded
• instituted
• brought about
• reconditioned
• restored
• doctored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• renovated
• remodeled