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  • present participle of ruin.

ruining

ADJECTIVE
deleterious
Synonyms
WEAK
bad destroying destructive detrimental hurtful injurious mischievous nocent nocuous pernicious prejudicial prejudicious ruinous
Antonyms
WEAK
aiding assisting helpful
ADJECTIVE
wrecking
Synonyms
STRONG
bashing battering breaking shattering smashing splitting
WEAK
destructive tearing down
NOUN
collapse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankruptcy catastrophe crash debacle destruction disintegration disruption failure
STRONG
cataclysm disorganization exhaustion faint flop prostration ruination smash subsidence undoing wreck
WEAK
basket case cave-in crack-up smash-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
miracle success wonder
STRONG
creation good fortune
WEAK
buildup increase rise
NOUN
damage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident blow bruise casualty catastrophe contamination corruption destruction deterioration devastation disturbance hardship harm illness impairment pollution suffering wound
STRONG
adulteration adversity affliction bane blemish breakage cave-in debasement depreciation deprivation detriment disservice evil hurt infliction knockout marring mischief mishap mutilation outrage reverse ruin spoilage waste wreckage wrecking wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
betterment
STRONG
amelioration improvement
WEAK
development purification

Example Sentences

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Depending on who investors read, the SpaceX IPO will either end Western civilization while ruining working-class retirement funds or usher in an AI-enabled global utopia, generating trillions in profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Ethicist Carissa Véliz warns that our societal obsession with predictions is ruining democracy.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Monday’s game offered yet another example of how the team that supposedly is ruining baseball is fattening the wallets of the league’s other 29 teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

How do I close them without ruining my credit score?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

They used to be my friends and they were the only people I could turn to after ruining things with you and Dylan and Samantha.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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