Ruin

Synonyms for "ruin" (668 found)

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Closest matches (134)

Verb(9 words)

destroy annihilating assassinate assassinated bankrupt bankrupted break butchered cindered

Noun(29 words)

downfall ruination bangs bankruptcy bankrupting bankrupts beggaring beggars blacken bletch blighting blights bollix bork botchesbrand damagebugger buggers butchering butchers

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capsizecause damagecell ruin systemscivilization collapsecollapsecollapsing of civilization studydamage damages damaging

abrogate abuse afterglow afterimageancient manuscriptannihilate antique antiquity archaism artifact assault atomize atrophy attack back baffle balance balk bane bankrupt

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bankruptcy barbarize batter beatbeat all hollowbeat hollowbeating beggar beldam bereavement best betray bilk bitch blast blight bloodbathblue ruinbollix upbotch brave breakbreak upbreakdown breakupbring to ruinbrutalize buffalo bugger burn bust butcher buttbutt endcalamitycandle endscarcass carnagecarry oncave paintingchaff challenge checkmate circumventclean outcollapse collision comedown compromise condemn confound confront confusion conquering conquest consume consumption contravene corrupt corrupting corruption cost counter counteract countermand counterwork crash crone cross crumbling crush curse damage

Adjective(3 words)

ancient constructionblighted damaged

Strong matches (200)

Noun(23 words)

damming death deathblows decimating defacing demolish demolition dereliction destroy destroying destruction destructiveness dilapidation disaster doom dooming dooms downfalls fuck fucks

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german totalghost holocausts

damn damnation dashdead lossdeal destructiondeath deathblow debacle debase debasement debasing debauch debit debris decadence decapitate decay deceive decimate decimation

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declension decline decrepitude deface defeat defile defilement defiling defloration deflower deflowering defy degeneracy degenerate degeneration degradation degrading demolish denial denudation deplete depredate depredation deprivation desecrate desolate desolation despoil despoilment despoliation destroy destroyer destruction deterioration detriment detritus devastate devastation devolution devour dilapidate disable disappoint discomfit disconcert discountenance discredit disfigure dish dishonor dishonoring disintegration dismantle disorganization dispossession disrepair disrupt disruption dissolution dissolve disturb divestmentdo indodo doom dotard downfall downgrade drain draw drub drubbing dynamite elude end engorge eolith evil expensefag endfailure fall fate filings fix flatten flaw fluff flummox foilfold upforce forfeit forfeiture fossil foul fragments frustrate fuddy-duddyget the better ofgingo ongobblegobble upgutgut with firehack hag hammer harm hash havoc hecatomb hide hiding holdover holocausthors de combathulk hurt husks impair impoverish incinerate injury

Verb(29 words)

dashed dashing decimated deflowerdegrade habitatsdesolated desolates desolating despoileddestroy artdestroy documentsdestroy lifedestroyed destroys destruct destructed destructing destructs devastates disfigured

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disfigures disorganize doggones doomed fordo fracked fucked futzed immolated

Adjective(3 words)

devastated devastating dilapidated

Related words (334)

injustice killknock the chockslambaste lambasting lather latheringlay in ruinslay wastelead astrayleavings leftovers lick licking liquidation loot loser losinglosing streakloss

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louse upmaim mangle mar mastery maulmere wreckmessmess upmezzolith microlith mischief mishandle mislead muck mug murder mutilate naught nemesis neolithnervous wrecknonplus nullifyodds and endsoffscouringsold fogyold geezerorts outclass outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrage outrun outsail outshine overcoming overshadow overthrow overturn overwhelm paleolith parings pauper pauperize perdition perplex pervert petrificationpetrified forestpetrified woodpetroglyph pillage plateaulithplay havoc withplay hob withpoison privation prostratepull downpulverize puncture put queer quietus rage rags ramp rampage rant rape rattletrap ravage rave ravish raze rebut refuse relic relics reliquiae remainder remains remnant residue residuum rest riot roach roar robbery routrub outrubbish rubble ruinate ruination ruins rump sabotage sack sacrifice sap savage sawdust scotch scourings scraps screwscrew upscuttle seduce seducing seduction settle shadow shambles shatter shavings shipwreck shoot sink skeleton skinskin aliveslaughter smash soilsow chaosspike spoil spoliate spoliation stainstand in the waystonewall storm straw stripping stubble stump stymie subdual subduing subjugation subversion subvert sully survivalswallow upsweepingstaking awaytarnish teartear aroundtear downterrorize thrash thrashingthrow into disorderthwarttotal losstrace trash trim trimming triumphtriumph overtrounce trouncing uglify unbuild undermine undo undoingunleash destructionunleash the hurricaneunmake upheave uproot upset vandalism vandalize vanquishment vaporize vestige violate vitiate vitiating vitiation waste waterloo whip whippingwipe outwiping outwitch worst wrackwrack and ruinwreak havocwreck wreckage

Verb(36 words)

kill louses mangled massacred messed mung munged murdered mutilated mutilates perished queered ravaged ruinate savaged scorches screwed scuppered shambled shatters

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shredded slaughtered smash soured spoiled spoilt torched torpedoed totalled undid undone vandalized vandalizes wreaks wreck wrecked

Noun(64 words)

knackerlaying wastemangles mar mars massacremeaning destructionmess messes muck murder murdering murders napalming nightfall nukes nuking pauperizing paupers queering

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queers rapes ravages ravaging remains remnants ruining scuppers shamble shattering shipwrecking shipwrecks shred smear smithereenssoil one's reputationspoil spoilage spoiling spoils swattering tailspin taint tatter tatterstearing uptorpedo torpedoes total trashes undercut undoingsunfit to eatunmaking vandal vandals vestiges wharf wipeout wreck wreckage wrecking wrecks zorch

Adjective(8 words)

queer roofless shattered shipwrecked sourthe impoverishedtumbledown withered

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More general

43 entries

act baffle bilk building calamity catastrophe copulate couple cross crumble damage decay demolition desolate desolation

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More specific

17 entries

ancient ruinsarchitectural ruinbankruptcy blacken demolish devastateeconomic collapsehistoric ruinsinsolvency marmedieval ruinsremnants ruination smear spoil wreck

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Collocations

12 entries

ancient ruinsarchitectural ruindayfinancial ruinhistoric ruinsmeal mood plans reputation surprisetotal ruinutter ruin

Inflections

3 entries

ruined ruining ruins

Derivations

5 entries

ruination ruining ruinous ruinously ruinousness

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Be more careful. Rushing through things is going to ruin your work.

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A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

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Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.

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Too much drinking will make your life a ruin.

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