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adjective

Definition of ruinatenext
as in destroyed

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verb

as in to destroy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruinate
  1. ruined
  2. destroy
  3. wrecked
  4. ruin
  5. devastated
  6. tear down
  7. wiped out
  8. wreck
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • The fire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, cabins and other structures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Mark Zuckerberg certainly wants no part of one, and cutthroat competition seems hard-coded into tech executives, who are rich enough not to need to win but wake up every morning trying to destroy each other anyway.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroy
Adjective
  • Police and firefighters responding to the area discovered the wrecked vehicle along the hillside.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the wrecked ship, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said.
    — Isabella Colletta, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • To me, that would ruin all of the progress baseball has made over the last five years.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • My personal concern is especially based on the fact that their huge need for additional electricity generation could very well ruin our ability to reduce carbon emissions and avoid a climate crisis.
    — Martin Kushler, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruin
Adjective
  • Vyan uses logic and the help of friendly Kurdish commander from the Iraqi government forces in Mosul to locate the IS snipers preventing civilians from leaving the devastated city.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Rescuers continue to struggle to reach devastated communities days after the massive flooding that stemmed from a glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of devastated
Verb
  • Thousands of fans in a crowd of 48,238 stormed the field and tore down both goalposts to celebrate the end of a four-game KU losing streak.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While their Oscar-winning No Other Land alternated between scenes of bulldozers tearing down homes in the West Bank and scenes showing the growing camaraderie between Abraham and his Palestinian co-director Badel Adra, there is no such relief here.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tear down
Adjective
  • Most of the team’s seven penalties came on the offensive side of the ball, including a handful that wiped out scoring opportunities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The hellish conditions triggered by the planet’s collision with the city-size space rock wiped out all other birds and dinosaurs, O’Connor noted.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of wiped out
Verb
  • Here’s how the shift happened, what the ingredient actually does below the neck and how to fold it into a routine without wrecking your skin barrier.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee).
    — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Ruinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruinate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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