RUINOUS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

ruinous

adjective

ˈrü-ə-nəs

Definition of ruinous next

as in disastrous

bringing about ruin or misfortune a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt

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as in devastating

causing or tending to cause destruction a ruinous windstorm destroyed the crops

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Recent Examples of ruinous Instead, gum arabic, like so much of the country’s gargantuan wealth, now provides both the reason and resources for its staggeringly ruinous civil war. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 The commission must give John Levy a fair trial before imposing ruinous fines and penalties. —

Jeremy Talcott, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 The ruinous price increases that took place during the Biden-Harris administration do not get a mention. —

Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 23 May 2026 The actors who especially come out on top here are Sturridge and Ford as the dueling counterpoints in this ruinous romantic triangle. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ruinous

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This study marks the first to use that data to model climate as rising temperatures are expected to fuel more disastrous events, from marine heat waves that kill coral to droughts.

— Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The next two decades were mostly disastrous.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026