ruined

Examples

• All

• So our plans for the day got ruined thanks to the weather.

• A lot of marriages have been ruined by PTSD.

  Big Think

• Like there are multiple lives that were ruined in this whole process.

• I had this one moment and it ruined everything.

• This here drive ruined my life a little bit.

• Even here, the purity of a feeling is ruined by the world.

• The blind eye bright, the clawed hands soft, the ruined life intact.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Ruined, penniless, friendless and forgotten.

  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

• The storm ruined our picnic plans, leaving us stuck indoors.

• Her reputation was ruined after the scandal became public.

Synonyms

B

broken

vsruined

31 1.0

Damaged or not whole and not working

implies more complete, often irreversible destruction than mere damage

I

irreparable

vsruined

24 7.6

Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again

describes the same irreversibility but also includes severe nonrepairable damage

I

in ruins

vsruined

23 3.8

A place or thing that is very badly damaged, often used for buildings and companies

focuses on being unusable or beyond restoration as the core idea

G

to gone bad

vsruined

21 3.2

To become spoiled and no longer safe to eat or use

uses a broader ruin sense beyond food or perishables

I

irretrievable

vsruined

4 8.5

You cannot get it back or fix it after it is lost

emphasizes being unable to return to original state

L

left in ruins

vsruined

2 5.3

Badly damaged or destroyed, like a building after a disaster

emphasizes total loss rather than simply noting the devastated state

U

unrecoverable

vsruined

2 7.3

Something that cannot be fixed or brought back

frames that loss as ruin affecting physical, moral, or reputational aspects

S

spoiled

vsruined

1 1.8

Food that is no longer safe to eat because it has gone bad

applies the ruin idea to people, objects, or reputation, not just food

F

finished

vsruined

• Informal

1 4.4

No longer able to continue or succeed

is more concrete about being destroyed or beyond repair physically or morally

I

irrecoverable

vsruined

1 8.8

Impossible to get back or fix

adds the idea of severe damage leaving no usable or restorable form

T

tattered

vsruined

1 4.5

In a very poor state after long use or damage

signals complete unusability or irreparable damage rather than mere poor condition

S

shattered

vsruined

1 4.8

Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed

is broader, covering physical, moral, or reputational ruin as well

R

rotted

vsruined

1 3.0

Damaged by decay so it is no longer safe or useful

covers decay causes but also nondecay destruction and moral ruin

D

destroyed

vsruined

2.8

Very badly damaged and no longer usable, often after a war or storm

is the chosen entry name for the same meaning

R

ravaged

vsruined

5.9

Badly damaged by violence or natural disaster

covers total loss from any cause, not only violent destruction

W

wrecked

vsruined

4.0

Badly damaged after an accident or disaster

includes this damage but also applies to nonaccidental moral or reputational harm

T

totaled

vsruined

• US

5.5

So badly damaged a car cannot be fixed and costs more to repair than it is worth

uses the same beyond repair idea but for any object or reputation

C

corrupted

vsruined

5.1

Dishonest and morally ruined because of wrong actions

is wider, covering ruin from many causes not only moral corruption

T

tainted

vsruined

4.5

Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful

is broader, meaning utterly destroyed or unusable beyond mere contamination

How Damaged

annihilated

• NSFW

7.0

destroyed

2.8

ruined

1 3.1

damaged

1 1.1

impaired

49 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology