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
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2023
The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 19 May 2020
Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The city was bankrupt, dirty, and dangerous but also teeming with artistic voices.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Greenpeace said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it.
1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2023
The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 19 May 2020
Verb
This approach serves as a powerful contrast to any hollow, anti-intellectual and culturally bankrupt tyranny.
—Peter Nguyen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The city was bankrupt, dirty, and dangerous but also teeming with artistic voices.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Noun
Despite efforts by House Speaker Mike Johnson to alleviate Musk’s concerns over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Musk continued a series of X posts warning that the tax legislation would bankrupt the country.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Greenpeace said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.
—Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupt
Adjective
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Now a wonderful memory of the occasion will be ruined in my memories.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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The ceiling was now on the floor, the world had turned itself upside down, her outfit and her day and her rug were seemingly ruined—and yet she herself was not hurt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Noun
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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
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This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The veteran safety, who turns 27 this month, approaches the final year of his contract (which has a void year in 2026).—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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That suit claims Hazel didn't rightfully own the home, so the lease agreement with the renters is void.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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After 90 days of nonpayment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Giancana had risen from a juvenile delinquent to the Outfit’s upper echelon.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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While talks fell apart back in the day, coming away from a global pandemic can serve as an inspiration for a director and scribe whose previous work on the subject seemed prescience for a year when 2020 was destitute and shut down.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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In fact, the words were taken from a description of the central character of Les Misérables, destitute following his conviction for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s starving children.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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“Bankrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupt. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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