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on the rocks

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destitute phr.
insolvent phr.
ruined phr.

PHRASE

destitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped

WEAK

beggared bereft busted dead broke deficient depleted deprived of devoid of dirt poor divested drained empty flat flat broke impecunious in need of lacking moneyless necessitous on the breadline penurious pinched played-out stony stripped totaled wiped-out without

Antonyms

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affluent rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

lucky prosperous secure

PHRASE

insolvent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt broke failed indebted strapped

STRONG

lost

WEAK

broken busted foreclosed in Chapter 11 in Chapter 13 in receivership in the red out of money taken to the cleaners unbalanced undone wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

moneyed

PHRASE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsed demolished ravaged smashed wrecked

STRONG

abolished annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated exterminated extinguished extirpated subverted totaled

WEAK

extinct torn down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sober

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

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on the rocks

Because their speed and strength depend on the rocks they pass through, they can reveal hidden layers, fractures, and other structures deep below the seafloor.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Sales had been sliding for years, the automaker’s relationship with dealers was on the rocks, and the entire organization was reeling from a scandal involving its former chief executive’s arrest and flight from justice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

I didn’t want to make a show about a marriage that was on the rocks because of infidelity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

She confided in her mother that their marriage was on the rocks and she was planning to move home.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Baugi struck again with the auger, but the snake was gone, and he flung the drill from him angrily and heard it clatter on the rocks below.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

on the rocks

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