ruins
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Synonyms:
remains, traces, foundations, debris Collocations, walls, wreckage Collocations, vestiges, remnants, relics, residue, wreck Collocations, rubble Collocations, detritus, ashes
ruin
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Sense: Noun: building fallen into decay - usually plural
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rubble Collocations, debris Collocations, wreckage Collocations, wreck Collocations, remains, vestige, disrepair
Antonyms:
new build, showroom, pilot home, showcase apartment
Sense: Noun: annihilation
Synonyms:
annihilation, demolition, destruction Collocations, wreckage Collocations, devastation, decimation, extinction, elimination, breakdown, ruination
Antonyms:
saving, development Collocations, growth Collocations, boom Collocations, creation Collocations, resistance Collocations, improvement Collocations, achievement Collocations, accomplishment Collocations, triumph, rise Collocations
Sense: Noun: downfall
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downfall Collocations, death Collocations, undoing, destruction Collocations, ruination, demise Collocations, collapse Collocations, breakdown, crash Collocations, havoc Collocations
Sense: Noun: bankruptcy
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Sense: Verb: destroy
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destroy Collocations, annihilate, demolish, decimate, wreck Collocations, total Collocations, flatten Collocations, vaporize, vaporise , raze, smash Collocations, shatter Collocations, pulverize, pulverise , lay sth to waste, tear down, trash Collocations
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rebuild, restore Collocations, repair Collocations, mend Collocations, develop Collocations, strengthen Collocations, fortify, protect Collocations, save Collocations, preserve Collocations, rescue Collocations, salvage Collocations
Sense: Verb: ravage
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Sense: Verb: bankrupt
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bankrupt Collocations, do sb in, impoverish, bust Collocations, break Collocations, make sb penniless, clean out, cripple Collocations, bring sb to destitution, bring sb to ruin, beggar Collocations, pauperize, pauperise
Antonyms:
get rich, flourish Collocations, be successful, strike gold, make money, employ Collocations, pay Collocations, help Collocations, fund Collocations, bankroll, finance Collocations, lend, bail out, write off
Sense: Verb: spoil
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spoil Collocations, mar Collocations, blow Collocations , mangle, mess up , screw up , fuck up , cock up , make a mess of, muck up