on the rocks

PHRASE

destitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped

WEAK

beggared bereft busted dead broke deficient depleted deprived of devoid of dirt poor divested drained empty flat flat broke impecunious in need of lacking moneyless necessitous on the breadline penurious pinched played-out stony stripped totaled wiped-out without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

lucky prosperous secure

PHRASE

insolvent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt broke failed indebted strapped

STRONG

lost

WEAK

broken busted foreclosed in Chapter 11 in Chapter 13 in receivership in the red out of money taken to the cleaners unbalanced undone wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

moneyed

PHRASE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsed demolished ravaged smashed wrecked

STRONG

abolished annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated exterminated extinguished extirpated subverted totaled

WEAK

extinct torn down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sober

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

Example Sentences

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With the “special relationship” on the rocks, the U.K.’s ties with President Trump now rest on a charm offensive by King George III’s great-great-great-great-great grandson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Their marriage was on the rocks, and on the day she went missing Arlene had been due to meet a solicitor to discuss a £250,000 divorce.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Part of the concern came from a Wall Street Journal report that Nvidia’s deal to provide ChatGPT owner OpenAI with up to $100 billion could be on the rocks, given a funding delay.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

While she closes this chapter on the peak of New York’s social pyramid, the society queen’s marriage is very much on the rocks.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

As he clipped his safety tether onto the fixed rope he tossed his ice ax down, then left it lying on the rocks as he embarked on the first rappel.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

on the rocks

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