Synonyms and Antonyms of ruin

synonym (synonym of ruin)

  • (noun.state)
    ruination
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.process)
    dilapidation
    the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.event)
    downfall, ruination
    failure that results in a loss of position or reputation (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    laying waste, ruination, ruining, wrecking
    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    destroy
    destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    bankrupt, break, smash
    reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    deflower
    deprive of virginity (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (ruin IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a ruined building (noun.artifact)
    building, edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact)
     
  • an event that results in destruction (noun.event)
    demolition, destruction, wipeout
    an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
     
  • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction (noun.state)
    desolation, devastation
    the state of being decayed or destroyed (noun.state)
     
  • deprive of virginity (verb.contact)
    copulate, couple, mate, pair
    engage in sexual intercourse (verb.contact)
     
  • destroy or cause to fail (verb.social)
    baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)
     
  • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)
    destruction, devastation
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)
     
  • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation (noun.event)
    failure
    an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose (noun.event)
     
  • fall into ruin (verb.change)
    crumble, decay, dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin (verb.change)
     
  • reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
    impoverish
    make poor (verb.possession)
     
  • reduce to ruins (verb.contact)
    desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
     
  • the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process)
    decay
    the process of gradually becoming inferior (noun.process)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF ruin relation)

  • an event that results in destruction (noun.event)
    desolation, devastation
    an event that results in total destruction (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    shipwreck
    an irretrievable loss (noun.event)
     
  • destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
    burn, burn down, fire
    destroy by fire (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    harry, ravage
    make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    break
    find a flaw in (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break, bust
    ruin completely (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    vandalise, vandalize
    destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    do a job on
    destroy completely or make ugly or useless (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    subvert
    destroy completely (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    get
    overcome or destroy (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    devour
    destroy completely (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate
    destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    explode
    destroy by exploding (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    consume
    destroy completely (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bust up, wrack, wreck
    smash or break forcefully (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    kick down, kick in
    open violently (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    wash out
    wear or destroy by the force of water (verb.contact)
     
  • destroy or cause to fail (verb.social)
    undo
    cause the ruin or downfall of (verb.social)
     
  • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation (noun.event)
    finish
    the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) (noun.event)
     

derivation (.... is derived from ruin)

  • an event that results in destruction (noun.event)
    catastrophic, ruinous
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin (adj.all)
     
  • deprive of virginity (verb.contact)
    defloration
    the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) (noun.act)
     
  • destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
    destruction, devastation
    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wrecking
    destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    destroyer, guided missile destroyer
    a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.event)
    demolition, destruction, wipeout
    an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    ruin, ruination
    an event that results in destruction (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    destroyer, ruiner, undoer, uprooter, waster
    a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    destructible
    easily destroyed (adj.all)
     
  • destroy or cause to fail (verb.social)
    downfall, ruin, ruination
    failure that results in a loss of position or reputation (noun.event)
     
  • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined (noun.act)
    destroy, ruin
    destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bust up, wrack, wreck
    smash or break forcefully (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    ruin
    reduce to ruins (verb.contact)
     
  • fall into ruin (verb.change)
    dilapidation, ruin
    the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process)
     
  • reduce to bankruptcy (verb.possession)
    bankruptcy, failure
    inability to discharge all your debts as they come due (noun.state)
     
  • the process of becoming dilapidated (noun.process)
    dilapidate
    bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse (verb.creation)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation ruination dilapidation downfall laying waste destroy destruction devastation building edifice failure demolition finish desolation shipwreck burn desolate devastate destroy bust up wrack catastrophic ruinous dilapidate
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