Synonyms of bankruptcies

bankruptcies

noun

plural of bankruptcy

as in failures

the inability to pay one's debts

learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failures
• ruins
• insolvencies
• Chapter 11s

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solvencies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bankruptcies

Yet in China, state influence over resource allocation has ossified markets, especially by reducing bankruptcies, in ways that limit the fruits of innovation and efficiency gains in the broader economy. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

Even as record diesel prices have triggered a wave of trucking bankruptcies, driving diesel-free vehicles has turned out to be more expensive than expected. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

For over 90 years, the law firm was well-known through Wall Street for steering high-profile corporate litigation such as bankruptcies and mergers. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026

Under legalization, frequent bettors also reduce investments by over 50 percent, while bankruptcies jump by 10 percent. — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

The industrial revolutions of the past produced enormous value alongside bankruptcies, dislocations, and periods of irrational exuberance. — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

There have been legendary players, high-scoring teams even in the midst of the dead-puck era, bankruptcies, illnesses, tragedies and perhaps more magical nights than any other franchise could produce. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Sunkyong Group was renamed SK Group in January 1998 amid the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis, which led to bankruptcies and widespread restructuring among South Korea’s chaebols. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

But data show, in states where online gambling has been made legal, bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies go up 25%. — David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026