Synonyms of bankrupting

bankrupting

verb

present participle of bankrupt

as in ruining

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

several bad investments bankrupted him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruining
• reducing
• breaking
• busting
• impoverishing
• beggaring
• pauperizing
• wiping out
• cleaning (out)
• straitening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enriching
• richening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bankrupting

French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country. — CBS News, 31 May 2026

Among its many distinctions, SPLC is known for bankrupting the Ku Klux Klan. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

The Aryan Nations case in 2000 delivered a similar outcome for the Keenans, effectively bankrupting Aryan Nations and Butler, one of the nation’s most influential hate proliferators. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026

Analyses show the experiment succeeded at expanding access and controlling costs without bankrupting health systems or pharmaceutical firms. — Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026

The government dissolved Aum as a tax-exempt religious organization, effectively bankrupting it, and began to scrutinize other new religions, including the Unification Church. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

Yamagami blames the sect for bankrupting his family through excessive donations from his mother, a member. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

County leaders are concerned about bankrupting the fund, which would in turn jeopardize county services. — Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025