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Synonyms & Antonyms of ruin
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
- after he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again
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2
to bring destruction to (something) through violent action
- tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county
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3
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
- a huge fire that ruined an entire city block
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- 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
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ruin
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of ruin (Entry 2 of 2)
1
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
- a vicious bombardment that left the building in ruins
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2
ruins plural
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
- the ruins of an abandoned abbey
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3
the inability to pay one's debts
- the family faces ruin if the chief breadwinner doesn't find another job very soon
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- solvency
4
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
- the politician's eventual ruin would be a sexual indiscretion
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The first known use of ruin was in the 12th century
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