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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This was accompanied by a policy of allowing private-sector real-estate developers to go bankrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Billionaires whose wealth is often locked in company stakes and not liquid could go bankrupt, Palihapitiya wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 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

Over 500,000 families go bankrupt each year due to medical reasons, accounting for 40% of bankruptcies.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Like Bell Telephone was going to go bankrupt because of one phone call from Minneapolis to Long Island in the middle of the night.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

go bankrupt

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