INSOLVENCIES Synonyms

• a state of complete lack of some abstract property

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of blocking

• termination of operations

• terminate debate by calling for a vote

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

• fold or close up

• fall apart

• cause to burst

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• lose significance, effectiveness, or value

• loss due to not showing up

• act of failing to meet a financial obligation

• loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

• an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

• fail to pay up

• a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

• an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

• an act that has disastrous consequences

• a worsening of business or economic activity

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

• termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

• the act of exterminating

• the murder of a competitor

• unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

• an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

• the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver

• a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all

• the office of a receiver

• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

• an event that results in destruction

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

• termination of operations