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.

  •
  • destruction,
  • overthrow.
  •
  • ruins.
  •
  • devastation,
  • undoing,
  • devastate,
  • shatter.
  •destruction (noun)
  • devastation,
  • ruination.
  •hell (noun)
  • perdition.
  •loss (noun)
  • depletion,
  • erosion,
  • dissolution,
  • forfeiture,
  • deprivation,
  • setback,
  • expropriation,
  • exhaustion,
  • dispossession,
  • penalty,
  • debit,
  • divestiture,
  • shrinkage,
  • attrition,
  • privation,
  • loss,
  • decrement,
  • decrease,
  • dissipation.
  •ruin (noun)
  • collision,
  • damage,
  • destroy,
  • wreckage,
  • shipwreck,
  • destruction,
  • downfall,
  • dissolution,
  • wreck,
  • breakdown,
  • debacle,
  • defeat,
  • undoing,
  • failure,
  • overthrow,
  • bankrupt,
  • apocalypse,
  • waste,
  • collapse,
  • deflower,
  • loss,
  • break,
  • landslide,
  • ruination.
  •state (noun)
  • ruination.
  •waste (noun)
  • waste.

• v.

  •abuse (verb)
  • harm.
  •annihilate (verb)
  • undo.
  •assault (verb)
  • blast.
  •contact (verb)
  • destroy.
  •damage (verb)
  • pillage,
  • vandalize,
  • waste,
  • ravage,
  • rend,
  • spoil,
  • damage,
  • lay waste,
  • ransack,
  • Depredate,
  • wreak havoc,
  • mar,
  • despoil.
  •ruin (verb)
  • bankrupt,
  • Depredate,
  • ravish,
  • bust,
  • shatter,
  • pillage,
  • mar,
  • break,
  • smash,
  • bring to ruin,
  • lay waste,
  • despoil,
  • demolish,
  • spoil.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • destruction.
  •
  • defeat,
  • undo.
  •
  • shatter,
  • undoing.
  •consume
  • lay waste.
  •shatter
  • shatter.
  •Other relevant words:
  • defeat,
  • downfall,
  • queer,
  • total loss,
  • destruction,
  • ruination,
  • undo,
  • lay in ruins,
  • deflower,
  • gin,
  • overthrow,
  • bust,
  • demolish,
  • ravish,
  • blight,
  • bankrupt,
  • shatter,
  • undoing,
  • annihilate,
  • harm,
  • collapse,
  • devastate,
  • destroy,
  • ruins,
  • blast,
  • break,
  • blue ruin,
  • devastation,
  • debauch,
  • perdition,
  • smash,
  • bring to ruin,
  • dish.

Antonyms for Ruin:

• n.

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

• 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.