Synonyms for ruinate

Most common

destroy · lay waste · abate · ravage

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To fall; to tumble.

Forms

Past participle

ruinated
e.g. ruinated → ruined, destroyed, desolated, ravaged…

Example sentences

• destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
• abate The storm didn't abate for several hours.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

ruin², raze¹

5 letters

wreck¹, abate²

6 letters

ravage²

7 letters

destroy²

8 letters

dissolve², desolate³

9 letters

devastate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin² = 2 syllables).