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go bankrupt

VERB

bust

Synonyms

STRONG

break crash fail pauperize

WEAK

become insolvent fold up go into Chapter 11

Antonyms

WEAK

aid exonerate fix help let go mend

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break close drop end finish

STRONG

crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate

WEAK

be cleaned out be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue start

WEAK

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

VERB

fold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse

STRONG

break bust crash crumple give impoverish pauper pauperize yield

WEAK

be ruined become insolvent go bust go into Chapter 11 go under shut down

Antonyms

WEAK

achieve succeed

Example Sentences

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Some 500,000 Americans go bankrupt every year and, depending on what study you read, anywhere from 40% to 60% or more of those cases are due to medical debt.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Their ACA insurance wasn’t “the greatest plan, but it gave us some coverage and made sure we wouldn’t go bankrupt if something happened,” said Lenny Wilson, who co-owns an IT business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Despite being so good at talking people out of their money, he still managed to go bankrupt multiple times.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

Without the funds, Westminster was projected to go bankrupt by 2024, even with drastic cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

A real estate market meltdown might cause these companies to lose money; there was no guarantee that they would actually go bankrupt.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

go bankrupt

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