ruined
Past all repair
Ruined describes something destroyed, spoiled, or reduced to a state beyond repair.
A ruined building lies in decay; a ruined reputation cannot recover.
The word often carries finality: The rain ruined the wedding.
In casual speech, ruined can be hyperbolic: That movie ruined me means it affected you deeply, not that you're actually destroyed.
Fell inward suddenly
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- crumbledBroke into particles
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
wreckage · toppled · dilapidated · derelict · tumbledown · razed · gutted · bombed-out
Used without good result
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- marredDamaged or disfigured
- taintedContaminated, made impure
damaged · destroyed · wrecked · undone · blown · trashed · messed up · fouled up
Left behind, uninhabited
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- forgottenNo longer recalled
empty · vacant · uninhabited · overgrown · ghostly · haunted · reclaimed · lost
Decomposed or corrupt
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
- corrodedEaten away chemically
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
weathered · eroded · tarnished · rusted · crumbling · disintegrating · worn · degraded
Brought into shame
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- scandalizedDeeply offended morally
- fallenHaving dropped down
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
dishonored · tarnished · sullied · defamed · humiliated · exposed · ostracized · blacklisted
Unable to repay debts
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- debtMoney owed another
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
default · liquidation · receivership · creditors · arrears · bailout · destitute · impoverished
Of studying ancient remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- vestigesRemaining traces of something
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
fragments · pillars · columns · temples · civilization · Pompeii · Angkor · Machu Picchu
collapsed
Fell inward suddenly
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- crumbledBroke into particles
- rubbleBroken building fragments
debris · wreckage · toppled · dilapidated · derelict · tumbledown · razed · gutted · bombed-out · leveled
wasted
Used without good result
tainted · damaged · destroyed · wrecked · undone · blown · trashed · messed up · fouled up · sabotaged
deserted
Left behind, uninhabited
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- neglectedNot given proper attention
forgotten · empty · vacant · uninhabited · overgrown · ghostly · haunted · reclaimed · lost · buried
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
- corrodedEaten away chemically
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
decomposed · weathered · eroded · tarnished · rusted · crumbling · disintegrating · worn · degraded · faded
disgraced
Brought into shame
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- scandalizedDeeply offended morally
- fallenHaving dropped down
discredited · dishonored · tarnished · sullied · defamed · humiliated · exposed · ostracized · blacklisted · cancelled
bankrupt
Unable to repay debts
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- debtMoney owed another
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
bankruptcy · default · liquidation · receivership · creditors · arrears · bailout · destitute · impoverished · penniless
archaeological
Of studying ancient remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- vestigesRemaining traces of something
relics · fragments · pillars · columns · temples · civilization · Pompeii · Angkor · Machu Picchu · Parthenon
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, destroyed, battered
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- money troublesdebt relief, bad debt, bankruptcy filing, paycheck to paycheck, struggling
- botchedbotched, bungled, messed up, screwed up, fouled up
- ruineddestroyed, wrecked, demolished, obliterated, totaled
ruinedwealthy
Having abundant financial resources
prosperous · rich · solvent · affluent · flourishing
ruinedsuccessful
Having achieved one's aims
thriving · flourishing · redeemed · vindicated · honored
- ancient ruinsDecayed structures from antiquity
- financial ruinComplete loss of wealth
- in ruins
- road to ruinCourse toward destruction
- Greek ruinsAncient structural remains
- Roman ruinsAncient imperial remnants