ruination | Definition of ruination

Synonyms and Antonyms of ruination

1 something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life

neglect and indifference have proved to be the ruination of more than one marriage

Synonyms of ruination

death, destruction, downfall, ruin, undoing

Words Related to ruination

bane, curse, torment

Achilles' heel, tragic flaw

Phrases Synonymous with ruination

2 the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless

although this is a setback, it isn't complete ruination for the company

Synonyms of ruination

annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, wastage, wreckage

Words Related to ruination

depredation, despoilment, despoliation

breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution

assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter

dismantlement, effacement, eradication

Near Antonyms of ruination

rescue, salvage, salvation, saving

conservation, preservation, protection

reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration

Antonyms of ruination

building, construction, erection, raising