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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
In the charred ruins that look almost Roman, yet these buildings stood only a year ago.
The Sea disappeared after the Kakhovka dam was destroyed in June 2023, leading to devastating floods that ruined homes and farmland.
A prime location right next to the American International School and a block away from the Palestinian parliament – both now in ruins.
"The lying ruins the distinguishing factor between different businesses. It takes the credibility away from family-run businesses that have been here for so long," he said.
“The government is clearly engaged in a war on education. ... Capitulation is the fastest route to ruin.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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