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
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Noun: building fallen into decay - usually plural
Synonyms:
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
Synonyms:
downfall Collocations, death Collocations, undoing, destruction Collocations, ruination, demise Collocations, collapse Collocations, breakdown, crash Collocations, havoc Collocations
Sense: Noun: bankruptcy
Synonyms:
bankruptcy Collocations, insolvency, poverty Collocations, financial ruin
Sense: Verb: destroy
Synonyms:
destroy Collocations, annihilate, demolish, decimate, wreck Collocations, total Collocations, flatten Collocations, vaporize, vaporise (UK), raze, smash Collocations, shatter Collocations, pulverize, pulverise (UK), lay sth to waste, tear down, trash Collocations (slang)
Antonyms:
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
Synonyms:
ravage, lay waste to, devastate, scourge Collocations, destroy Collocations, desolate
Sense: Verb: bankrupt
Synonyms:
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 (UK)
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
Synonyms:
spoil Collocations, mar Collocations, blow Collocations (informal), mangle, mess up (informal), screw up (vulgar, slang), fuck up (vulgar, offensive, slang), cock up (UK, vulgar, slang), make a mess of, muck up (UK, slang)


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