RUINATION Synonyms

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

• destruction by annihilating something

• total destruction

• 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

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• an event that completely destroys something

• the act of demolishing

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

• an event that results in total destruction

• plundering with excessive damage and destruction

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• the act of removing or getting rid of something

• the bodily process of discharging waste matter

• analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

• the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations

• the murder of a competitor

• complete annihilation

• the act of exterminating

• no longer active; extinguished

• no longer in existence

• the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation

• complete annihilation

• a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

• the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

• 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

• destruction by annihilating something

• the complete destruction of every trace of something

• the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• rule against

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

• an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

• loosening the ties that fasten something

• something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

• an accident that destroys a ship at sea

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a ship that has been destroyed at sea

• smash or break forcefully

• the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

• the act of constructing something

• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

• the occupants of a building