bankrupted 1 of 2

past tense of bankrupt
as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts several bad investments bankrupted him

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bankrupted

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of bankrupted
Adjective
Multiple rocket explosions nearly bankrupted the company. Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Jerry Garcia's 1977 pet project, which nearly bankrupted the band, screens in IMAX this weekend. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025 After two decades of free-spending leftist populism that has bankrupted the country, Bolivia has few options but to embrace responsible economic management. Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 Nuclear liabilities cited by Jacobson include the threat of future Fukushima-like disasters, nuclear weapons proliferation facilitated by large-scale uranium enrichment, and the financial risks such as those that recently bankrupted Westinghouse. IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
Verb
  • To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Torre says that Leonard was paid the $28 million through Aspiration, a tree-planting service that is now bankrupt.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Many businesses closing in Urfa were previously non-production businesses, established at zero cost with government incentives, used as warehouses while pretending to operate, and then declared bankrupt.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While its offshore entity has been in the liquidation process since last year, Evergrande's massive onshore units are also insolvent, offering little restructuring value, Lu added.
    Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Between 2021 and 2023 alone, nine insurers went insolvent, including three of the ten largest ones operating in Florida.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Simmons said a busted coverage led to a 59-yard, first-quarter pass play by Bethune-Cookman on third-and-14.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Anderson, looking every inch a Pre-Raphaelite muse, plays the penniless, unmarried, and — worst of all — conspicuous socialite Lily Bart.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The book, based entirely on a true story according to its writer, detailed the pair’s penniless trek camping along the British coast.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on bankrupted

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!