Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ruin

6 senses of ruin

Sense 1
destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up")

Sense 2
ruin -- (destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election")
       => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent")

Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him")
       => impoverish -- (make poor)

Sense 4
ruin -- (reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war")
       => lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge -- (cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")

Sense 5
deflower, ruin -- (deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village")
       => copulate, mate, pair, couple -- (engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring")

Sense 6
ruin -- (fall into ruin)
       => decay, crumble, dilapidate -- (fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay")

Antonyms of adj ruined

3 senses of ruined

Sense 1
destroyed, ruined -- (destroyed physically or morally)

INDIRECT (VIA lost) -> saved -- (rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul")

Sense 2
done for (predicate), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up -- (doomed to extinction)

INDIRECT (VIA unsuccessful) -> successful -- (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture")

Sense 3
finished, ruined -- (brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically")

INDIRECT (VIA destroyed) -> preserved -- (kept intact or in a particular condition)

Similarity of adj ruined

3 senses of ruined

Sense 1
destroyed, ruined -- (destroyed physically or morally)
       => lost (vs. saved) -- (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon")

Sense 2
done for (predicate), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up -- (doomed to extinction)
       => unsuccessful (vs. successful) -- (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)

Sense 3
finished, ruined -- (brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically")
       => destroyed (vs. preserved) -- (spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind")