RUINATE Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of ruinate

as in destroyed

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verb

as in to destroy

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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 Inwood Fire Department said dozens of cabanas were damaged or destroyed at the Sun and Surf Beach Club in Atlantic Beach.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
In Solomianskyi district, the top two floors of a 9-story residential building were destroyed and fires broke out on other floors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 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

Adjective

So when Lily stepped out of a cab and told Marshall his dad had died of a heart attack, we were stunned and cried right along with the devastated couple.

— Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Real quick Lala devastated parts of Hawaii, but more threats from El Niño may be brewing.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of devastated

Verb

Throughout the Pittsburgh region, places like Monroeville Mall and Pittsburgh Mills have shed tenants, closed, or, in the case of Century III Mall, were torn down.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Several bus routes, however, have been detoured to accommodate the set up and tear down of the race.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tear down

Adjective

That wiped out the 10-year yield’s decline from Wednesday, when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intervened in the government bond market, ramping up in repurchases and aiming at easing pressure at the long end of the curve.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Three times in the first half, the home team saw big gains wiped out by mental errors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

Video from the scene showed the BMW wrecked along the front driver's side with the airbags deployed.

— Doug Williams, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The day marked their first day of high school and an astounding Hail Mary comeback for the Catholic school wrecked by a tornado June 11.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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