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 wrecked

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
• wrecked
• demolished
• shattered
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• wasted
• eroded
• overcame
• marred
• decimated
• annihilated
• ravaged
• desolated
• crippled
• extinguished
• razed
• pulverized
• vaporized
• wracked
• totaled
• killed
• dismantled
• crushed
• tore down
• rubbed out
• creamed
• pulled down
• defeated
• blasted
• removed
• broke
• nuked
• did in
• injured
• spoiled
• deteriorated
• harmed
• subdued
• disintegrated
• impaired
• conquered
• disfigured
• mutilated
• licked
• obliterated
• trimmed
• dissolved
• clobbered
• won (against)
• mangled
• mastered
• prevailed (over)
• defaced
• surmounted
• whipped
• dynamited
• thrashed
• eradicated
• bested
• triumphed (over)
• swept (away)
• vitiated
• gutted
• routed
• trounced
• dilapidated
• scotched
• overmatched
• wore (away)
• despoiled
• vandalized
• blew up
• washed out
• plundered
• trampled
• assassinated
• sacked
• slaughtered
• scoured
• trashed
• wiped out
• looted
• disassembled
• murdered
• exterminated
• undid
• expunged
• 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
• dispatched
• felled
• 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

Let’s talk about the outfits that get ruined or made irrelevant! — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026

The spring warrant cited charities, a hospital, other city officials and community members that Parris declined to identify for fear of their reputations being ruined. — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026

Not that Miss Manners is excusing those who burst into dinner parties after the roast has been ruined — along with the other guests’ attitudes, most likely — and then blame it on traffic. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Luckily, Sunny stuck the landing as all four younger members of the Gang, realizing their holidays were ruined by bad parenting, split up on separate missions to rectify things. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Designed for maximum comfort, Pedi Couture’s toe separator sandals are practical and time-saving, ensuring pedicures don't get ruined. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

These folks had theirs ruined by the next shift of roaches, the five who died and the nine spotting living their lives. — David J. Neal july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

West Germany 2-1 Netherlands A tournament that was dominated by security concerns in the early stages, and then slightly ruined later on by a sustained period of rainy weather which left the pitches unfit for quality football. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026