Definition for Ruin:

• Downfall or fallen or wrecked or impaired state, lit. ( of building or structure; the crash of r.; tumble, lie, lay, in r.) or fig. ( the r. of my hopes; bring to r., complete loss of property or position; dates her r. from his arrival; rack& r.); ( often pl.) what remains of building, town, structure, &c., or fig. of person, that has suffered r. ( the rr. of Rome, remains of ancient Rome or of the Roman imperial system; is but the r. of what he was; lies in rr.; is a r.; lives in an old r.); what causes r., destroying agency, havoc, ( will be the r. of us; blue r.; rapine& red r.), so ruination n. ( Vb) reduce( place) to rr. ( esp. in p. p.); bring to r. ( her extravagance ruined him; so r. oneself; r. girl, seduce her; r. one\'s new hat, prospects); ( poet.) fall headlong or with a crash. [ French]

Synonyms for Ruin:

• n.

  •
  • ruins.
  •destruction (noun)
  • devastation,
  • ruination.
  •hell (noun)
  • perdition.
  •loss (noun)
  • depletion,
  • expropriation,
  • deprivation,
  • divestiture,
  • forfeiture,
  • attrition,
  • privation,
  • exhaustion,
  • erosion,
  • debit,
  • dispossession,
  • decrement,
  • penalty,
  • dissipation,
  • decrease,
  • setback,
  • shrinkage.
  •ruin (noun)
  • breakdown,
  • landslide,
  • wreckage,
  • apocalypse,
  • failure.

• v.

  •damage (verb)
  • ransack,
  • waste,
  • Depredate,
  • despoil,
  • rend.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • shatter.
  •consume
  • lay waste.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bust,
  • ravish,
  • collapse,
  • total loss,
  • downfall,
  • gin,
  • queer,
  • dish,
  • blight,
  • annihilate.

Paraphrases for Ruin:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    downfall, rubble, wreck.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    wrack.
  • Verb, base form
    wreck.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ruination, devastation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    batters.
  • Noun, plural
    disasters, remnants, Casualties, tatters, ravages, Ashes, dogs.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    doom, undoing, collapse, havoc, demise.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    spoil, undermine, break.
  • Verb, base form
    spoil, undermine, annihilate, jeopardize, demolish, disrupt, disturb, interrupt, obliterate, undo, blow, nullify, rot, stain, hurt, collapse, crush, derail, shatter, dismantle, striker, break, sink, impair, throw, negate, unravel.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disrepair.

Antonyms for Ruin:

• n.

  • ruin
    construction, development, growth, building, creation.
  • Other antonyms:
    consider, shield, regard, laud, uphold, extol, applaud, tend, sustain, care for, eulogize, vindicate, benefit, favor, Panegyrize.

• v.

  • abuse
    defend, preserve, protect, respect, help, cherish.
  • annihilate
    revive, save.
  • baffle
    aid, encourage, relieve, support, assist, abet.
  • balk
    make easier.
  • devastate, destroy
    decorate, ornament, mend, lose, sanctify, heal, adorn, repair, praise, cure, fix, strengthen, beautify, honor, surrender.
  • ruin
    construct, develop, grow, build, create.

Homophones for Ruin:

• rename, ramona, rana, Ramayana, rumanian, romany, ranee, ream, rn, rna, rumania, renin, ram home, rein in, Rheumy, rem, romeo, reunion, rune, rumen, roomy, rim, ramee, rearm, riemannian, Rhone Wine, rimu, roman, rimy, remain, room, rum, rowan, run-in, rheum, romneya, rom, rouyn, romani, rhino, reno, romania, rameau, roomie, rerun, rommany, rome, roumanian, re-arm, rhyme, rhine, romaine, runyon, rima, roam, rainy, roma, ron, rhinion, romanian, ramman, run on, renew, rennin, rue anemone, run, run away, renown, run-on, runway, roneo, rummy, rani, riemann, runny, roan, ramie, rhein, roumania, rhenium, rhone, rhynia, rein, rayon, rain, ram, runaway, rime, Rhine Wine, rama.

Hypernym for Ruin:

• v.

  • contact
    devastate, wrack, consume, violate, burn down, bust, spoil, kick in, kick down, shipwreck, despoil, explode, fire, ravage, scourge, lay waste to, desolate, get, wreck, subvert, burn, bust up, harry, vandalize, break, plunder, vandalise, do a job on, rape, devour, waste, wash out.
  • social
    break, undo, shipwreck.

Hyponym for Ruin:

• n.

  • artifact
    building, edifice.
  • state
    desolation, devastation.

• v.

  • change
    crumble, dilapidate, decay.
  • contact
    devastate, ravage, scourge, waste, lay waste to, desolate.
  • social
    cross, bilk, thwart, frustrate, scotch, spoil, baffle, foil, queer.