- ruined
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
1. [Destroyed]Syn. demolished, overthrown, torn down, extinct, abolished, exterminated, annihilated, subverted, wrecked, desolated, ravaged, smashed, crushed, crashed, extinguished, extirpated, dissolved, totaled*, screwed up*; see also destroyed .Ant. protected*, saved, preserved.2. [Spoiled]Syn. pillaged, harried, robbed, plundered, injured, hurt, impaired, defaced, harmed, marred, past hope, mutilated, botched, broken, gone to the dogs*, gone to the devil*, gone to pot*, on the rocks*, done for*; see also spoiled .Ant. repaired, restored*, mended.3. [Rendered unchaste]Syn. violated, defiled, ravished, raped, forced, despoiled, deflowered.4. [Bankrupt]Syn. poverty-stricken, pauperized, beggared, reduced, left in penury, penniless, fleeced, brought to want, out of business, gone under*, sold up*, busted*, broke*; see also insolvent .Ant. rich*, prosperous, successful.
English dictionary for students. 2013.