Synonyms of ruined

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adjective

as in done

facing certain defeat, disaster, or death

your chances for a promotion were ruined the instance you started mouthing off to the boss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• done
• doomed
• sunk
• finished
• endangered
• done for
• dead
• imperiled
• kaput

ruined

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verb

past tense of ruin

1

as in bankrupted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bankrupted
• busted
• reduced
• broke
• impoverished
• beggared
• pauperized
• wiped out
• cleaned (out)
• straitened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enriched
• richened

2

as in destroyed

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ravaged
• devastated
• wrecked
• scourged
• plundered
• shattered
• obliterated
• despoiled
• stripped
• sacked
• looted
• overwhelmed
• wasted
• eradicated
• pillaged
• decimated
• demolished
• wiped out
• annihilated
• vaporized
• wracked
• smashed
• expunged
• desolated
• extinguished
• harried
• extirpated
• totaled
• razed
• nuked
• marauded
• mowed
• overpowered
• forayed
• rubbed out
• overthrew
• overran
• crushed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• recovered
• redeemed
• rehabilitated
• repaired
• fixed
• reconditioned
• patched
• mended
• revamped

3

as in demolished

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a huge fire that ruined an entire city block

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• demolished
• shattered
• wrecked
• devastated
• damaged
• smashed
• wasted
• overcame
• eroded
• decimated
• annihilated
• marred
• ravaged
• desolated
• extinguished
• razed
• pulverized
• crippled
• vaporized
• wracked
• totaled
• tore down
• rubbed out
• killed
• creamed
• dismantled
• crushed
• pulled down
• defeated
• nuked
• blasted
• broke
• removed
• did in
• injured
• spoiled
• deteriorated
• harmed
• disintegrated
• impaired
• subdued
• conquered
• disfigured
• mutilated
• obliterated
• licked
• clobbered
• dissolved
• won (against)
• mangled
• trimmed
• prevailed (over)
• mastered
• defaced
• thrashed
• dynamited
• whipped
• surmounted
• bested
• eradicated
• triumphed (over)
• swept (away)
• vitiated
• gutted
• routed
• trounced
• dilapidated
• scotched
• overmatched
• wore (away)
• despoiled
• blew up
• washed out
• trampled
• plundered
• vandalized
• scoured
• trashed
• sacked
• slaughtered
• assassinated
• wiped out
• disassembled
• looted
• exterminated
• murdered
• expunged
• undid
• liquidated
• beat
• pillaged
• took down
• extirpated
• stamped (out)
• blotted out
• massacred
• effaced
• cut down
• drubbed
• butchered
• rooted (out)
• executed
• skunked
• snuffed (out)
• walloped
• zapped
• killed off
• felled
• dispatched
• unmade
• took out
• overbore
• slew
• havocked
• mowed (down)
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• repaired
• set up
• raised
• created
• fixed
• reared
• put up
• made
• produced
• invented
• shaped
• manufactured
• formed
• established
• assembled
• molded
• saved
• protected
• forged
• organized
• revamped
• preserved
• fashioned
• mended
• patched
• fabricated
• constituted
• framed
• founded
• instituted
• brought about
• reconditioned
• restored
• doctored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• renovated
• remodeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ruined

Adjective

Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Verb

Food waste ruined amid the blaze took more than two months to clean up as the operation missed several deadlines set by the city, leading to unbearable odors in the area and rodent infestations. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Others have used it to remove oily stains from their toddlers like crayon marks on carpet, and one reviewer says it’s saved many of their clothes from being ruined in a household with unavoidable messes from both kids and pets. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026

My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Burdick seemed to have drawn directly from McCarthy’s experience, the hopelessness of fighting with his father over a world his father had already ruined, the surrender to indulgence and mindless violence because…why not? — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points, Jaylen Brown had 19, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Sixers ruined the Knicks’ championship party. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

The re-re-inspection later Tuesday was ruined by five flies in the dishwasher, food prep and dining room areas. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Our lawn was almost ruined by chinch bugs that were brought onto it on mowing equipment. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Fragrance bottles are usually quite delicate, and if your suitcase takes a wrong turn or tumble, everything near that bottle is ruined (and so is your expensive perfume). — Elleanna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026