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Synonyms for ruined

Most common

done for undone washed-up lost destroyed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    In a state of ruin; dilapidated.

  2. adj. 2

    Bankrupt.

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Ruined, Destroyed or Demolished?

An edifice is destroyed by fire or earthquake; it is demolished by bombardment; it is ruined when, by violence or neglect, it has become unfit for human habitation.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • undone The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone.
  • destroyed There are many houses destroyed by the earthquake.
  • wrecked The drunken sailors wrecked havoc inside the bar.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ruinedrising
undonerising
destroyedsteady
wreckedsteady

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

By length

4 letters
lost1
6 letters
undone2
7 letters
wrecked1
8 letters
finished2, desolate3
9 letters
destroyed2, insolvent3, prostrate2
11 letters
dilapidated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undone2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ruiné
Italiano
rovinato
Español
arruinado