Ruin
Disintegration
Synonyms Disintegration, disrepair, falling to pieces, ruination, devastation, demolition, decay, dilapidation, decrepitude, destruction, damage, and wreckage.
Remains
Synonyms Remains, fragments, remainder, debris, wreckage, remnants, relics, rubble, detritus, and wreck.
Downfall
Synonyms Downfall, defeat, undoing, failure, break-up, devastation, Waterloo, bankruptcy, penury, destitution, indigence, financial failure, catastrophe, pauperism, mendicity, collapse, overthrow, fall, breakdown, disintegration, ruination, labefaction, insolvency, poverty, impoverishment, beggary, disaster, calamity, and pauperdom.
Destroy
Synonyms Destroy, lay waste, wreak havoc on, leave desolate, demolish, wreck, flatten, crush, devastate, leave in ruins, ravage, raze, blast, wipe out, level, and waste.
Wreck
Synonyms Wreck, devastate, reduce to nothing, spoil, injure, blight, shatter, torpedo, make a mess of, sabotage, louse up, foul up, banjax, blow a hole in, scupper, dish, euchre, bring to naught, destroy, wreak havoc on, damage, mar, blast, smash, dash, scotch, mess up, poison, screw up, put the kibosh on, do for, nix, cock up, muller, and cruel.
Bankrupt
Synonyms Bankrupt, cause to go bankrupt, impoverish, bring to ruin, wipe out, cripple, beggar, make bankrupt, make insolvent, reduce to penury/destitution, bring someone to their knees, break, and pauperize.
Example Sentences
The rain could ruin our picnic.
Don’t ruin your chances by procrastinating.
He feared it would ruin everything.
They tried to ruin her reputation.