as in devoid
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
the company's product development team was bankrupt of ideas
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as in derelict
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as in insolvent
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Recent Examples of bankrupt
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Plus this would be a combination of two successful railroads instead of many deals of the past where one thriving railroad took over another nearly bankrupt one in disrepair.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The 2020s have been a decade of compounding American institutional failure — a pandemic, political rupture, an affordability crisis, student loan servicers treated as adversaries, a healthcare system that bankrupts the sick, and a growing sense that the system is not working as advertised.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Michelle Toh, CNN, 19 May 2020
Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near-bankrupt Nissan.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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Adjective
The only question left is what to do with the bank-rich, morally-bankrupt LIV players who wish to migrate back to the PGA.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Plus this would be a combination of two successful railroads instead of many deals of the past where one thriving railroad took over another nearly bankrupt one in disrepair.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Yet much of the region’s decline was caused by Russian or pro-Russian oligarchs who had bought up factories, bankrupted them to eliminate competition, and imposed brutal conditions on workers.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
The 2020s have been a decade of compounding American institutional failure — a pandemic, political rupture, an affordability crisis, student loan servicers treated as adversaries, a healthcare system that bankrupts the sick, and a growing sense that the system is not working as advertised.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 19 May 2020
Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near-bankrupt Nissan.
—Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupt
Adjective
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On Thursday afternoon, at least two of the parishes marked for closure stood silent and seemingly devoid of activity.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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To be fair, Saturday’s Kentucky Derby field isn’t entirely devoid of notable nomenclature.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scrubbing can ruin the finish on fabric, especially upholstery.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Safeguarding the location of the Bezos’ party could save the man Forbes calls the world’s fourth-richest person from having protesters ruin his evening.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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But if a well is deserted or an operator insolvent, the state can be responsible for plugging it.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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According to an internal email sent to National Park Service staff in late December and viewed by the outlets, staff members have been instructed to ask visitors to take any stickers off their card or it could be considered void.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lyman raised concerns about new reactor designs with positive void coefficients, including the Kemmerer Unit 1.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These arrangements involve negotiating with creditors to accept less than the full balance owed, but the accounts are typically left delinquent during the negotiation period.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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But Miller did say the teen had recently started hanging out with the wrong crowd and became a teenage delinquent.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The expense almost left him destitute.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Doak and the Immigration and Naturalization Service have been sharply criticized, especially by social workers who came into contact with families left destitute because their breadwinners had been deported, often for technical irregularities that were not their fault but the government’s.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Bankrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupt. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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