insolvent

insolvent
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. bankrupt, indebted, foreclosed, failed, unbalanced, out of credit, out of funds, out of money, broken, ruined, in default, in the hands of receivers, in receivership, in chapter XI, broke*, on the rocks*, flat*, busted*, wiped out*, done for*, gone to the wall*, in the red*, in a hole*, sent to the cleaners*; see also poor 1 , ruined 4 .
Ant. solvent*, prosperous, in good condition.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[in SAWL vunt]
unable to pay one's bills or debts.
The company became insolvent and declared bankruptcy.
SYN.: indebted, ruined, *behind, *broke, wiped out, bankrupt, penniless, in arrears, *in the red, *in the hole, *strapped, *hard up.
ANT.: solvent, in the black, profitable

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