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ruin
Synonyms and Antonyms of ruin
1
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
2
ruins plural
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
3
the inability to pay one's debts
4
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
kiss of death
ruin
Synonyms and Antonyms of ruin
1
to cause to lose oneʼs fortune and become unable to pay oneʼs debts
2
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
3
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, scotch, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against)
blast, blow up, break, cripple, damage, deface, deteriorate, disfigure, disintegrate, dissolve, dynamite, harm, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, spoil, vitiate
erode, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away)
dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, gut, take down, unbuild, undo, unmake
blot out, efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out), snuff (out), stamp (out), wipe out
despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, trample, trash, vandalize
assassinate, butcher, cut down, dispatch, execute, fell, kill, kill off, massacre, mow (down), murder, slaughter, slay, take out, zap
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