go bust

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 bankrupt go belly up go broke 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 bankrupt go into Chapter 11 go under shut down

Antonyms

WEAK

achieve succeed

Example Sentences

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If the company does go bust, households will still have drinking water and sewerage services.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

“And when software companies go bust, they usually have few assets to sell to repay loans,” he cautioned.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The trick for executives at privately held JE Dunn and elsewhere is how to manage the risk that the boom could go bust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

She was forced to absorb the costs and for a while thought she would go bust.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

If they cannot reinvent themselves, they go bust.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

go bust

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