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ruin
noun as in situation of devastation
Strongest matches
bankruptcy, collapse, demolition, destruction, extinction, insolvency, wreck, wreckage
Strong matches
atrophy, bane, bath, breakdown, confusion, crash, crumbling, damage, decay, defeat, degeneracy, degeneration, destitution, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, downgrade, failure, fall, havoc, loss, nemesis, overthrow, ruination, skids, subversion, undoing, waste, waterloo
verb as in devastate, destroy
Strongest matches
bankrupt, crush, decimate, demolish, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, injure, mar, overwhelm, raze, shatter, spoil, wipe out, wrack, wreck
Strong matches
beggar, botch, break, bust, deface, defeat, defile, deplore, desecrate, despoil, devour, dilapidate, disfigure, drain, fleece, maim, mangle, mutilate, overthrow, overturn, pauperize, pillage, rape, ravish, reduce, sack, smash, total
Weak matches
bring down, bring to ruin, clean out, depredate, do in, lay waste, make a mess of, spoliate, use up, wreak havoc on
Example Sentences
The Dodgers have not ruined competition, despite the spotlight.
If he hasn’t reached out to discuss the reappointment, it may be because he doubts she’ll accept, which would ruin his plan to reassure voters who are wary of his positions on crime.
Israel accuses Hamas of reneging on the deal by not returning them quickly enough, but the Palestinian group says it will take time to locate remains buried in Gaza's ruins.
If they succeed in making racism respectable again, they will be the ruin of America.
Or were they the ruins of old buildings?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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